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Open the console

The browser console gives you direct keyboard access to your server without needing SSH — useful when the network is misconfigured, SSH is locked out, or you just want a quick look at the boot process.

Opening the console

Section titled “Opening the console”
  1. Open your server from the dashboard.
  2. Click Open Console.
  3. A short dialog appears while the session is prepared:

The "Starting console / Generating a secure console session" dialog

For your security, each console session runs in an isolated environment locked to your current IP address. Spinning that up takes a few seconds — if it doesn’t open the first time, just click again.

  1. The console opens in a new browser tab.

Using the console

Section titled “Using the console”

The console behaves like a direct keyboard connection to the server. You can log in as root using your root password, run commands, and see boot output — the same as if you were sitting in front of the machine.

The console is not a replacement for SSH in day-to-day use — it is lower-bandwidth and does not support copy-paste in all browsers. Use it for recovery, initial configuration, or when SSH is unavailable.