Purpose

This article explains how to connect to a Linux VPS using PuTTy.

This article assumes the reader understands the information in the following articles:

Sign Up for a Gala Games and Entertainment Account

What is a Founder’s Node? ‍

What is a VPS? ‍

Create a VPS To Run The Gala Node Software

1) Open up PuTTy (or another Terminal Console application) and enter the IP address given by the VPS provider. After typing it, click Open as shown in the below screenshot.

1a) This prompt may appear when first logging into a VPS using Putty. This is normal, click Yes to continue. After this prompt is shown the first time, it will no longer appear after remoting into the computer.

2) Type in the default login. In this case, it is root. Press Enter on the keyboard to continue.

3) Then enter the root's password, which is shown on the Server Details page. To paste your password, right-click to paste. This example is using Vultr, but other VPS providers have a similar details page.

Note: PuTTy will not provide feedback when typing a password. Enter the password and hit Enter, if it is entered incorrectly, it will show an "Access Denied" message.

4) Users can install the Gala Node software package by following the steps provided in this article: Install the Gala Node Software on Ubuntu Linux