How to use Contabo VPS?

[alqqu]

Hey so i just bought this VPS from contabo ---> https://contabo.com/?show=configurator&vserver_id=261 (with the Ubuntu 18.04 version)

When i try to open the desktop thru remote desktop program (RDP), it gives me an error. I went to the page and then they recommended me to launch the VPS with a program called

"UltraVNCViewer", so i downloaded it & connected to my VNC VPS address and it worked! but i cant see the Ubuntu desktop, all i can see is a console with some text on it

did i buy a wrong VPS which cannot be used with the Windows Remote Desktop Program???

Edited April 16, 2019 by alqqu

[Kramnik]

6 minutes ago, alqqu said:

Hey so i just bought this VPS from contabo ---> https://contabo.com/?show=configurator&vserver_id=261 (with the Ubuntu 18.04 version)

When i try to open the desktop thru remote desktop program (RDP), it gives me an error. I went to the page and then they recommended me to launch the VPS with a program called

"UltraVNCViewer", so i downloaded it & connected to my VNC VPS address and it worked! but i cant see the Ubuntu desktop, all i can see is a console with some text on it

did i buy a wrong VPS which cannot be used with the Windows Remote Desktop Program???

You should ask your provider about it as one timeone provider stated to me that their VPS can only be controlled through cmd, they dont give normal desktop

[alqqu]

2 minutes ago, kramnik said:

You should ask your provider about it as one timeone provider stated to me that their VPS can only be controlled through cmd, they dont give normal desktop

ye just sent them an email, can you recommend any other prodivers offering a VPS which can be used just like a Virtual Machine? not cmd shit. thank you1

[Medusa]

10 minutes ago, alqqu said:

ye just sent them an email, can you recommend any other prodivers offering a VPS which can be used just like a Virtual Machine? not cmd shit. thank you1

Contabo is good. Only Windows servers have RDP, and you chose Ubuntu 18.04.

Use this to get botting setup on your VPS https://osbot.org/forum/topic/69569-using-digital-ocean-to-run-osbot-start-to-finish/

[Butters]

You've got a "core install". I think Contabo offers VNC out of the box but tbh best to set it up yourself. Apart from VNC, I think Ubuntu now supports RDP, but dunno I still prefer VNC.

[alqqu]

19 minutes ago, Medusaa said:

Contabo is good. Only Windows servers have RDP, and you chose Ubuntu 18.04.

Use this to get botting setup on your VPS https://osbot.org/forum/topic/69569-using-digital-ocean-to-run-osbot-start-to-finish/

thanks, i followed this guys steps until this Now disconnect and reconnect as that user (botter). came... how to reconnect as my user botter?

[Medusa]

17 minutes ago, alqqu said:

thanks, i followed this guys steps until this Now disconnect and reconnect as that user (botter). came... how to reconnect as my user botter?

If you've followed his steps, you should be able to connect to the desktop environment using VNC viewer (Chrome extension) like this

Then just use the username and password you set during the installation process.

[alqqu]

7 minutes ago, Medusaa said:

If you've followed his steps, you should be able to connect to the desktop environment using VNC viewer (Chrome extension) like this

 Then just use the username and password you set during the installation process.

i know but what i ment is that at the part where he says "Now disconnect and reconnect as that user (botter)."

the "#" should turn to ---> $ after signing on botter. but idk how to sign in on botter

[Medusa]

3 minutes ago, alqqu said:

i know but what i ment is that at the part where he says "Now disconnect and reconnect as that user (botter)."

the "#" should turn to ---> $ after signing on botter. but idk how to sign in on botter

Why are you doing it manually when you can just run one command?

Just do this: 

bash <(curl -sL http://git.io/vWPiu)

[alqqu]

9 minutes ago, Medusaa said:

Why are you doing it manually when you can just run one command?

Just do this: 

bash <(curl -sL http://git.io/vWPiu)

it says 

when i paste that in there + hit enter

bash: /dev/fd/63: No such file or directory
root@vmi259097:~#
 

[alqqu]

13 minutes ago, Medusaa said:

Why are you doing it manually when you can just run one command?

Just do this: 

bash <(curl -sL http://git.io/vWPiu)

nvm its installing ill let you know if i can log in once it has installed everything

15 minutes ago, Medusaa said:

Why are you doing it manually when you can just run one command?

Just do this: 

bash <(curl -sL http://git.io/vWPiu)

now it says this

[Medusa]

45 minutes ago, alqqu said:

nvm its installing ill let you know if i can log in once it has installed everything

now it says this

If you follow exactly what he does (The literal 1 command you have to enter), and then use VNC VIEWER to connect, nothing should go wrong

[alqqu]

29 minutes ago, Medusaa said:

If you follow exactly what he does (The literal 1 command you have to enter), and then use VNC VIEWER to connect, nothing should go wrong

Alright thanks, i am resetting the VPS completely and re installing Ubuntu 18.10 (64bit) there ( all this is done by the Contabo website ). Then im going to run

putty.exe and connect to my VPS IP, then when the terminal is open im going to run "bash <(curl -sL http://git.io/vWPiu)"

then im going to reboot it when it tells me to. ill let you know how this goes

[alqqu]

1 hour ago, Medusaa said:

If you follow exactly what he does (The literal 1 command you have to enter), and then use VNC VIEWER to connect, nothing should go wrong

yep still getting the error "Failed to start session" when logging in, gg, Ubuntu used: 18.10 64bit. ty for your time & help tho!

[Medusa]

11 minutes ago, alqqu said:

yep still getting the error "Failed to start session" when logging in, gg, Ubuntu used: 18.10 64bit. ty for your time & help tho!

Np. Pretty sure it only works for ~16.04, so that might be why.