Logging into SSH
SSH login to a SkillHost VPS, made simple. Connect as root with PuTTY on Windows or Terminal on macOS, and pick up the basic commands you will need first.
Basic Commands
Basic commands for your SkillHost VPS: set up accounts with adduser, usermod and passwd, then manage directories using mkdir, ls and rm during an SSH session.
Discord Notifications
Get Discord alerts for a SkillHost VPS straight from the panel: add a webhook in the Configuration tab, paste the URL and push status notices over SSH.
Web Server Installation + Database
Set up a web server with a database on SkillHost VPS in minutes: the skillhost installer, MySQL credentials, PhpMyAdmin and importing your data over SSH.
Data Recovery
Data recovery on a SkillHost VPS, step by step: boot a LiveCD from the VNC console, mount partitions with lsblk, start OpenSSH and pull your files via WinSCP.
Password Reset via chroot and LiveCD
Reset the root password in Debian from a LiveCD with chroot on a SkillHost VPS. Walk through the VNC console, lsblk, mount the partition, passwd root, reboot.