πQuick Start
Purpose
The purpose of this page is to get you up to scratch on the basics of connecting to and administrating servers, or anything else you may need to know before trying to implement or troubleshoot something
How to SSH into a server
Our servers require SSH Keys
Windows
Open Powershell
Type 'SSH username@servername'
Linux
Open Terminal
Type 'SSH username@servername'
Basic Terminal Commands
Operating System | Command | Example | Purpose |
---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu & Windows | clear | Empties the terminal window | |
Windows | cd | cd "C:\program files" | Navigates to a folder |
Ubuntu | dir | dir | Lists the files in a directory |
Ubuntu | nano | nano config.yml | Opens file in the Nano file editor |
Ubuntu | CHMOD | chmod 777 config.yml | Changes permissions on folder |
Other helpful tips
you can use the TAB key to autocomplete file names and some commands
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