When the VDS is ready you get an email and the same details in Client Area → Services: IPv4, username, and password.
```
ssh USER@IPv4
```
Change the password immediately (`passwd`). If you use the client-area “set password” tool, it talks to the hypervisor — you do not need the old password.
**First hour checklist**
- Create a non-root sudo user if you logged in as root.
- Allow your IP on SSH if you have a static address; otherwise keep key auth.
- Enable the firewall (ufw/firewalld) and only open 22, 80, 443 — plus 3389 if this is a Windows box.
- Point the hostname A record at the IPv4 if you ordered a domain with the server.
Reinstall and OS changes are on the same service page. Manual dedicated servers are built during business hours; VDS templates usually appear within minutes.
