RE:NODE

VDS on RE:NODE: SSH, the browser terminal and live resource charts

Working with a RE:NODE VDS: where the SSH login is, connecting from your own machine, the live CPU, memory, disk and network charts on the VDS page, and the browser terminal.

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A VDS is a machine with root access, not a container managed by the panel. There is no Console, Files or Startup tab: you run it over SSH, like any server. The panel gives it one page with the login, live resource charts, renewal and, where it is switched on, a terminal in the browser.

A VDS is prepared by hand and delivered within 24 hours of payment. The address and root login are emailed to you and shown on the VDS page.

The login#

The VDS page lists:

FieldWhat it is
IP AddressThe address you connect to
PortThe SSH port
UsernameThe login, root unless you were told otherwise
PasswordHidden until you reveal it; click to copy

Connecting over SSH#

From a terminal on Linux, macOS or Windows (OpenSSH is built into Windows 10 and later):

bash
ssh -p PORT USERNAME@IP_ADDRESS

Accept the host key the first time, then paste the password. Any SSH client works the same way - PuTTY, Termius, the SSH extension in your editor - with the same four fields. Files go over the same login with scp or any SFTP client.

A few things worth doing first:

  1. Update the system - apt update && apt upgrade on Debian or Ubuntu.
  2. Add a key - put your public key in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys and log in with it instead of the password.
  3. Firewall - root means the firewall is yours. Allow the SSH port before you enable one, or you will lock yourself out.

Live resource charts#

The VDS page reads the machine over its SSH login and shows:

  • CPU, with the core count and the load averages;
  • Memory and Swap;
  • Disk usage of /;
  • Network in and Network out, per second;
  • Uptime and the Hostname.

The figures refresh every 3 seconds, and the small charts show the last two minutes. A "Live" marker shows how old the last reading is; if a read fails it says Paused and shows the error, and the refresh button tries again.

These are readings, not limits. Nothing on the VDS is throttled or stopped by the page.

The browser terminal#

Where it is switched on, the VDS page has a Terminal card.

  1. Press Open terminal. The panel first checks that the saved login works.
  2. A shell opens in the page, already logged in. Full screen gives it the whole window.
  3. Close ends the session.

The terminal's address is single use and carries no password. Too many attempts in a minute are refused; wait a moment and try again. If the login check fails, the card shows why - usually a changed password or port, as above.

The terminal is a convenience for quick work. For anything long-running, use your own SSH client and a tool like tmux or screen, so a closed tab does not end the job.

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