Windows Intro

If you use Windows please ensure you have some SSH client software installed. Recent versions of Windows 10 have SSH readily included. Otherwise we recommend to install Putty when no SSH client is already installed.

Recent Windows 10 or newer

Starting with version 1709 and auto-enabled ever since March 2018 Windows 10 readily includes an SSH client. You can check by opening a plain command shell via cmd or by opening a PowerShell via the start menu, and then enter the command ssh. If this command yields usage information feel free to just use that SSH client, i.e. for simple access without any additional settings enter

ssh novatec@<your IP address>

Cf. the Linux/MacOS instructions for further options, e.g. for applying port forwarding.

Putty as an alternative

If needed please download and install it from here . After that start putty and create a new connection to your VM. Hint: you can add the novatec user as default user. Use the save/load button to save or load an ssh session.

If you like to see the deployed app within your local browser you have to create a port forwarding by your ssh client like this:

Make sure you have added the tunnel settings and you have saved the current session before you connect.

If you have trouble with your ssh connection you can try to add a “1” as keep alive setting in putty: