πŸ•Quick 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

  1. Open Powershell

  2. Type 'SSH username@servername'

Linux

  1. Open Terminal

  2. Type 'SSH username@servername'

Basic Terminal Commands

Operating SystemCommandExamplePurpose

Ubuntu & Windows

clear

Empties the terminal window

Windows

cd

cd

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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