title: Connecting to a Virtual Machine created at: Wed Jul 17 2024 11:50:21 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) updated at: Mon Feb 10 2025 16:44:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) --- # Connecting to a Virtual Machine Connection to a virtual machine depends on the type of guest operating system: * Linux family OS — you can connect to the OS console via [SSH protocol](/Help%20Center/Help%20Center/VPS%20Hosting/Additional%20Systems/SSH%20Protocol.md) , [VNC,](/Help%20Center/Help%20Center/VPS%20Hosting/Additional%20Systems/VNC.md) or [SPICE](/Help%20Center/Help%20Center/VPS%20Hosting/Additional%20Systems/SPICE.md) . Connection to the GUI shell is not supported; * Windows family OS — you can connect to the GUI shell via [VNC](/Help%20Center/Help%20Center/VPS%20Hosting/Additional%20Systems/VNC.md) or [SPICE](/Help%20Center/Help%20Center/VPS%20Hosting/Additional%20Systems/SPICE.md) .