What is RDP?
First, if by any chance any of you are not aware, let’s find out what exactly RDP is. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) - is a protocol created by Microsoft corporation, which provides a graphical interface for a user. RDP client is available in most operating systems. By default RDP uses 3389 TCP port. Remote Desktop Connection is the official program meant to be used for login via RDP.
Requirements
To be able to follow these instructions you must have a VPS Windows server with Windows 2019, 2022 or Windows 2025 OS.
Login via Windows computer
The following steps are meant for Windows operating system users.
1. Open up your "Remote Desktop Connection" program and select "Show Options".
2. Enter your login credentials and press "Connect":
Computer: Your_server_IP
Username: Administrator
3. Then, enter your server's password and press the "OK" button
Login via Linux OS
If you are a Linux OS user and do not have rdesktop installed yet, you can install it with the command provided bellow. For Ubuntu/Debian you must use:
apt-get update
apt-get install rdesktop
RHEL users should execute these commands:
yum update
yum install rdesktop
Then you should be able to login to your Windows server using this command in the terminal:
rdesktop -u Administrator -p PASSWORD -g 1280x720 YOUR_SERVER_IP
If you have followed these steps closely and have done everything correctly, VPS Windows Server window should open up:
