Servers

How to connect your first server

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DeployFly manages your VPS servers over SSH. Adding a server takes under a minute — paste the IP, credentials, and DeployFly does the rest.

Steps

  1. 1

    Open the Servers page

    From the left sidebar, click "Servers". Then click the "Add Server" button in the top-right.

  2. 2

    Enter your server's IP and SSH port

    Type your VPS IP address (e.g. 64.227.161.60) and the SSH port. The default port is 22 — only change it if your server uses a custom port.

  3. 3

    Enter your SSH credentials

    Enter your root username (usually "root") and either your SSH password or paste your private key. DeployFly encrypts credentials with AES-256 before storing them.

  4. 4

    Test the connection

    Click "Test Connection". DeployFly will attempt to SSH into your server and verify the credentials. You'll see a green tick if it succeeds, or an error message if it fails.

  5. 5

    Save the server

    Once the test passes, click "Add Server". Your server appears in the list with its detected OS, CPU, and RAM specs.

Watch out

  • If the test fails with "Connection refused", SSH is not running on that port. Check your VPS provider's console.

Tips

  • Make sure port 22 is open in your VPS provider's cloud firewall (not just the server's UFW) before testing.
  • Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04 LTS are fully supported. Other Debian-based distros may work but are not officially tested.
  • For better security, create a dedicated sudo user instead of using root directly.

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