Accessing VPS NAT via SSH

SSH is the only way to reach a VPS NAT. Because it has no public IP of its own, you connect to a NAT hostname on the port assigned to your server.

Steps

1. Open your VPS NAT from the VPS NAT list and click Manage.
2. Go to the Access tab and copy the ready-made SSH command, along with the Username.
3. Open a terminal or command prompt on your computer.
4. Run the command, which has the form ssh ubuntu@<nat-hostname> -p <assigned-port>.
5. Enter the root/SSH password you set when creating the VPS NAT.

Notes

• The default username is ubuntu.
• The -p flag is required. Leaving it out makes SSH try port 22 on the shared NAT host, which will not reach your server.
• The password is the one you set at creation — it is not stored by Sumopod and is not shown anywhere in the Dashboard. If you've lost it, see Resetting Your VPS NAT Password.
• After a reset the SSH host key changes and your terminal will warn about it. Remove the old key with the ssh-keygen -R command shown in the reset dialog.
• Direct link: open your VPS NAT, then go to its Access tab.