Access your server using the web console

This guide will show you how to use the web console in the STACKIT Portal for connecting to your server.

Keyboard shortcuts

There are a few predefined keyboard shortcuts for the web console that simplify its use and make your work more efficient. Here’s a list with the most used keyboard shortcuts including examples:

For some special characters, the Capslock key must be pressed instead of the Shift key (Capslock can be pressed either at the same time or before).

• Example: Instead of “Shift” + “7” for ”/” you can press “Capslock” + “7” in the web console (incl. another “Capslock” afterwards to deactivate)
• Example: Instead of “Shift” + “0” for ”=” you can press “Capslock” + “0” in the web console (incl. another “Capslock” afterwards to deactivate)
• Example: Instead of “Alt gr” + “Q” for ”@” you can press “Capslock” + “Shift” “2” in the web console (incl. another “Capslock” again afterwards to deactivate)
• Example: Instead of ”#” you can press “Capslock” + “Shift” “3” in the web console (incl. another “Capslock” afterwards to deactivate)

Avoid German special characters (such as “ö”, “ä”, “ü”, “ß”), as there is no easy way to use them in the web console.

The web console is an emulated console access to the VM. For this reason, the copy/paste function, for example, is not available.

Access a server using the web console

The web console is an emulated console access to the respective virtual machine (VM). Use it to perform emergency actions via the console in the event of an error in the SSH configuration. The web console can be used as follows:

Assign user credentials for the VM

In order to use the web console, generate appropriate credentials during server installation (or directly on the server): Create a new Linux instance

Note the information on password complexity and on avoiding certain characters.

When entering usernames and passwords, special characters must sometimes be entered differently in the web console: Keyboard Shortcuts.

Open web console

Use the STACKIT Portal to list all servers in your project and select the appropriate one. You can select the web console in the context menu of the server. You can reach it via the function menu for the respective VM.

Please allow pop-up dialogs in your browser, as this is necessary for the web console to start.

The web console then opens and can be used to log into the server. As login data, please use the username and password information provided during the server installation (see Create a new STACKIT Server instance).

After you finish your work, log off from the server for security reasons, to close the terminal session. For Linux / Unix systems, you can use the “exit” command.