Once the VPS hosting plan is activated with Bluehost, you will have access to cPanel (just like on a shared hosting plan) as well as root access to the files on the server (not available on a shared hosting plan). Most importantly, you will be able to access the virtual server via the command line through a system console.
Accessing the server through the system console will help by allowing us to install the necessary components for the app using the command line.
1. Log in to your Bluehost account and click on the "hosting" section of your account page.
2. Click on the "performance" section link in the sub-menu, just to the right of the cpanel page link.
3. Before you can use the system console, you need to set a root password. To set the root password (or update it if you want to change it), go to the "access management" section by clicking on the section link in the left sidebar menu. Next, locate the password section on the Root tab of the access management section. Enter a password or use the password generator to create a root password. Memorize this password or write it down because you will need it to log into the system console.
4. After the root password is set, click on the "system console" section link in the left sidebar.
5. When you click on the "system console" section link, the system console will automatically open in a new browser tab or window. It will look something like this:
6. Log in to the system console by first typing 'root' for the login username and pressing Return.
7. When prompted for the password, type in the root password you created and then press Return. (You won't see your password characters as you type them)
8. That's it! If you were successful, you will see a command line style prompt similar to the following (with "[your-domain-name]" replaced by your actual domain):
Accessing the server through the system console will help by allowing us to install the necessary components for the app using the command line.
Access the system console
1. Log in to your Bluehost account and click on the "hosting" section of your account page.
3. Before you can use the system console, you need to set a root password. To set the root password (or update it if you want to change it), go to the "access management" section by clicking on the section link in the left sidebar menu. Next, locate the password section on the Root tab of the access management section. Enter a password or use the password generator to create a root password. Memorize this password or write it down because you will need it to log into the system console.
4. After the root password is set, click on the "system console" section link in the left sidebar.
5. When you click on the "system console" section link, the system console will automatically open in a new browser tab or window. It will look something like this:
7. When prompted for the password, type in the root password you created and then press Return. (You won't see your password characters as you type them)
8. That's it! If you were successful, you will see a command line style prompt similar to the following (with "[your-domain-name]" replaced by your actual domain):
;root@server.[your-domain-name]:root@server.[your-domain-name] [~]# _
If this is not your first time logging in, you will also probably see a "Last login" message between the password line and the command line prompt.
Troubleshooting
If you run into problems with setting your root password, you may need to contact Bluehost to make sure you have the administrative privileges to do so. If you are the account holder, they should be in place by default, but if someone added you as an additional user you may need to update some privileges.I didn't run into any issues with the system console window automatically opening, but I imagine there may be an issue with pop-up blockers if you have strict pop-up settings activated in your browser.
Remember to use 'root' (without the quotation marks) to log into the console - not your Bluehost account login name.
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