Set up Hetzner and SSH from your phone.

This tutorial is split by surface: Hetzner browser, sshChat on iPhone, and the remote Ubuntu server. That makes it obvious where to tap and where each command actually runs.

Step 1: Create the Ubuntu server in Hetzner

In Safari or another browser on your phone, inside the Hetzner Cloud dashboard: create a new Ubuntu server, choose the region, and keep the IPv4 address visible after deployment.

Write down the server IP, the default user you plan to use, and whether Hetzner gave you password access or an SSH key based login.

Step 2: Decide how you log in the first time

If you already have a private key on your phone, use key login. If not, use the initial password flow first and rotate to keys later.

For mobile onboarding, password first is usually the fastest way to get connected.

Have one of these ready: the root password, or the private SSH key you want to paste into sshChat.

Step 3: Add the server to sshChat

Create a new server entry with the Hetzner IP, port 22, the username, and the login method you chose in the previous step.

After saving, the new Hetzner host is listed and ready to open.

Step 4: Connect and verify the host key

Tap connect in sshChat. Verify the first fingerprint prompt, and accept it only if it matches the server you just created.

whoami
hostname
pwd

Step 5: Save first admin commands for day-to-day use

uptime
df -h
docker compose ps
sudo systemctl restart app

This turns the server into a repeatable mobile workflow instead of a one-off setup.