After having completed the ordering process, you will have received several emails. The email titled Zugangsdaten SCP contains your login details for the Server Control Panel (SCP).

1. Use these login details to navigate to the Server Control Panel (SCP) to start the server.
2. After logging in for the first time, change the password to one that only you know. To do so, click Options in the top right corner and change your password in the Change Password field.
3. We recommend following best practices and choosing a passphrase that is long and unique and only used for the SCP. It should contain both upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols.
4. Return to the home page by clicking the Home button in the top right corner. Alternatively, you can click the SCP logo in the top left corner.

After you have changed the login details for the Server Control Panel (SCP), you can use the server for the first time. The server is preconfigured with an installation of Debian, a Linux distribution.

The server has the following configuration by default:
 

The home page lists all the servers you have ordered and displays information about the current status and uptime of the servers. Below the SCP logo is a drop-down menu that allows you to select a server to access the specific Server Control Panel for that server. You can also select a server by clicking on its name in the server list in the middle of the page.

1. Search for the email titled Ihr vServer bei netcup ist bereit gestellt. This email contains the root password you can use to log in to the server.
2. Connect to the server by clicking on the Screen section in the navigation bar on the left. A VNC console will open in a pop-up window.
3. Log in with the login details from the email. Most Linux distributions do not display any output when entering the password, not even stars (****) or dots (...). To increase security, the password field usually remains empty when entering the password, as this makes it more difficult for potential attackers to use the password length for attacks.

After logging in, change the password to one that only you know. To do this, enter the following command:

passwd

You will then be asked to enter new login details.