

You might see something about "the authenticity of the server can't be established", that's normal, and just input "y" or "yes".


Mac OS X), you can use the SSH client in the terminal as such:įill in the details on your respective client, and start the SSH session. On Windows, you can use the free Putty SSH client to access your server.Your host should have provided details for accessing your server via SSH. It's fast, has sensible defaults, and is easy to set up Minecraft on.It has a sensible package manager (for installing software) and startup daemon.It has enterprise support and is easy for newbies to understand.It has updated repositories and easy ways to install software not in them.The "milestone" release cycle helps maintain stability and support.It combines the stability of Debian with support from the larger Ubuntu community.You can skip this section, but here's some reasoning as for why I chose Ubuntu LTS for this guide: a vswap OpenVZ VPS or a KVM/Xen/VMware VPS with Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS installed (architecture doesn't matter), or a dedicated serverįollow the guide on this site then come back and follow the steps on this page Why Ubuntu?.
