Using the VNC Console on VPS Cloud / VPS Lite

This guide explains how to access the VNC console with Infomaniak's VPS Cloud / VPS Lite.

Opening the VNC Console

To do this:

1. Log in to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) from a web browser like Brave or Edge
2. Click on the icon in the top right corner of the interface (or navigate through the left sidebar menu, for example)
3. Select VPS (in the Cloud Computing universe)
4. Click on the name of the relevant object in the displayed table
5. Click on the Open VNC Console button

Initial access to the server is done via SSH key. Therefore, it is necessary to assign a password to the root account or create another user before being able to authenticate with the VNC console.

If there is an issue with the console display, then from the VM:

In /etc/default/grub, modify GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT, GRUB_GFXMODE, and GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX (this last variable is probably missing and needs to be added)

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="biosdevname=0 net.ifnames=0 console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200
earlyprintk=ttyS0,115200 consoleblank=0 systemd.show_status=true video=VGA-1:1280x1024"
GRUB_GFXMODE=1280x1024x16
GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX=keep

Then update grub and restart:

The resolution can be changed (e.g., to 1000x400 instead of 1280x1024) to allow displaying the VNC console in the administration interface without opening a new tab.