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# 🖥️ Accessing the Debian Control Panel

For the smoothest setup experience—including copy-paste support and visual configuration—we recommend using the **Debian Control Panel**. Here’s how to access it from a web browser on your local network.
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### 🪪 Step 1: Determine Your Server IP
Boot or reboot your server. On the console login screen, you’ll see the **server IP address** displayed.
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> Example: `192.168.1.66`

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### 🌐 Step 2: Open the Control Panel in Your Browser
From any PC on the **same LAN** as your server, open a browser and enter:
```
https://SERVERIP:9090
```

Example:
```
https://192.168.1.66:9090
```

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### ⚠️ Step 3: Bypass SSL Certificate Warning
When you first connect, your browser may display a warning about a self-signed SSL certificate. This is **normal** and **safe**, as ggRock uses a self-signed certificate by default.

#### In most browsers:
* Click **“Advanced”**
* Click **“Proceed to (unsafe)”**

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#### In newer Chrome versions:
* Click anywhere on the page (not the address bar)
* Type: `thisisunsafe` to proceed

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### 🔐 Step 4: Log in as Root
|| Note: You will need to access the server terminal directly one time in order to enable root access to the Debian Control Panel.
|| See the following article:  [🔓 Enabling Root Login in Debian Control Panel (Debian 12 and 13)](https://helpdesk.ggcircuit.com/en/article/enabling-root-login-in-debian-control-panel-debian-12-1famb7g/)

Use the credentials you created during installation:
* **Username:** `root`
* **Password:** (the one set in Step 7 of installation)

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### ✅ Step 5: Confirm Successful Login
After logging in, you should see the **Debian Control Panel dashboard**.

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### 🖱️ Step 6: Open the Terminal
Navigate to **Terminal** in the Control Panel’s menu.

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You’ll land in a root-authenticated shell, ready for command input.

Advanced Users: see [**Using Cockpit Virtual Machines on ggRock (Advanced)**](https://helpdesk.ggcircuit.com/en/article/using-cockpit-virtual-machines-on-ggrock-advanced-6z4lw3/)
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### 📋 Step 7: Enable Clipboard Access
To paste text into the terminal:

* Press **Shift + Insert**
*or*
* Right-click inside the terminal and choose **Paste**

Your browser will prompt you for clipboard permissions—click **Allow**.

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