> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://wiki.lumiweb.cc/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connecting

> SSH or RDP

All your login details are in the server card: **My Services** → server. There you'll find the **IP**, **Username** (the root login) and **Password**, plus a **Console** button — browser access for when SSH or RDP won't reach the box.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Linux — SSH">
    Username is `root`, the password from the card, port 22.

    ```bash theme={"system"}
    ssh root@IP
    ```

    Windows client — PuTTY or `ssh` in PowerShell.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Windows — RDP">
    Windows is available from **VPS-2** (Windows 10 / Server 2022) and **VPS-3** (Windows 11 / Server 2025) — see [Locations & OS](/en/vps/os).

    1. Open the client: on Windows — "Remote Desktop Connection" (`mstsc`); on macOS — the **Windows App** (formerly Microsoft Remote Desktop); on a phone — the same app.
    2. For the address, enter the **server IP** (port 3389 is the default).
    3. Username and password come from the card (on Windows the username is `Administrator`).
    4. On the certificate warning, click **Connect**.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

<Tip>
  Can't reach SSH or RDP (closed a port, broke the firewall)? Open the **Console** button in the card and fix it from the inside.
</Tip>

<Note>
  Plan upgrades, extra IPv4, PTR — through [@lumisup\_robot](https://t.me/lumisup_robot).
</Note>

## Buttons in the server card

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Start / Stop / Restart" icon="power-off">
    Power control for the server.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Console" icon="terminal">
    Reach the server's screen from your browser, even when the network is down.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Password" icon="key">
    Change the root password.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Renew" icon="credit-card">
    Pay for the next period from your balance.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Reinstall" icon="rotate">
    A fresh OS — **wipes all data**, and resets the password along the way.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Transfer" icon="share">
    Hand the server over to another Lumi user (see [Transferring services](/en/account/transfer)).
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Key-based login" icon="key" href="/en/vps/ssh-keys">
    Safer and more convenient than a password.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Harden your server" icon="shield-halved" href="/en/vps/hardening">
    A security checklist for right after your first login.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>