diff --git a/alembic/versions/0003_ssh_status.py b/alembic/versions/0003_ssh_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d20d8db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/0003_ssh_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""SSH status fields for vpn_servers
+
+Revision ID: 0003_ssh_status
+Revises: 0002_ssh_fields
+Create Date: 2026-07-25
+"""
+
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+revision: str = "0003_ssh_status"
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = "0002_ssh_fields"
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.add_column("vpn_servers", sa.Column("ssh_server_info", sa.Text(), nullable=True))
+    op.add_column(
+        "vpn_servers",
+        sa.Column("ssh_reachable", sa.Boolean(), nullable=False, server_default=sa.text("false")),
+    )
+    op.add_column("vpn_servers", sa.Column("ssh_last_checked", sa.DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True))
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_column("vpn_servers", "ssh_last_checked")
+    op.drop_column("vpn_servers", "ssh_reachable")
+    op.drop_column("vpn_servers", "ssh_server_info")
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 0ddb0f4..1b43055 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ class VpnServer(Base):
     ssh_username: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(128), nullable=True)
     ssh_password: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
     ssh_private_key: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
+    ssh_server_info: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(Text, nullable=True)
+    ssh_reachable: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=False)
+    ssh_last_checked: Mapped[datetime | None] = mapped_column(DateTime(timezone=True), nullable=True)
     # AmneziaWG 2.0 obfuscation params (ignored for plain WireGuard)
     jc: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(Integer, nullable=True)
     jmin: Mapped[int | None] = mapped_column(Integer, nullable=True)
diff --git a/app/routers/admin.py b/app/routers/admin.py
index 8d31f43..c175a2d 100644
--- a/app/routers/admin.py
+++ b/app/routers/admin.py
@@ -62,12 +62,14 @@ async def servers_page(request: Request, db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db), adm
             select(VpnServer).options(selectinload(VpnServer.clients)).order_by(VpnServer.id)
         )
     ).scalars().all()
+    probes = await vpn_service.probe_servers(list(servers))
     return request.app.state.templates.TemplateResponse(
         "admin/servers.html",
         {
             "request": request,
             "admin": admin,
             "servers": servers,
+            "probes": probes,
             "protocols": Protocol,
             "app_name": request.app.state.settings.app_name,
             "flash": request.query_params.get("flash"),
@@ -127,6 +129,24 @@ async def sync_server(
     return RedirectResponse("/admin/servers", status_code=status.HTTP_303_SEE_OTHER)
 
 
+@router.post("/servers/{server_id}/check-ssh")
+async def check_ssh(
+    server_id: int,
+    db: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db),
+    admin=Depends(require_admin),
+):
+    if _is_redirect(admin):
+        return admin
+    try:
+        await vpn_service.check_server_ssh(db, server_id)
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+        return RedirectResponse(
+            f"/admin/servers?flash=error:{exc}",
+            status_code=status.HTTP_303_SEE_OTHER,
+        )
+    return RedirectResponse("/admin/servers?flash=ssh_ok", status_code=status.HTTP_303_SEE_OTHER)
+
+
 @router.post("/servers/{server_id}/delete")
 async def delete_server(
     server_id: int,
diff --git a/app/services/__init__.py b/app/services/__init__.py
index cd7a1f4..4caf32d 100644
--- a/app/services/__init__.py
+++ b/app/services/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-from app.services import crypto, vpn
+from app.services import crypto, vpn, ssh
 
-__all__ = ["crypto", "vpn"]
+__all__ = ["crypto", "vpn", "ssh"]
diff --git a/app/services/ssh.py b/app/services/ssh.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e283309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/ssh.py
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+"""SSH manager — similar to Amnezia-Web-Panel (Paramiko)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import io
+import logging
+import socket
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+import paramiko
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SSHProbeResult:
+    online: bool
+    latency_ms: int | None = None
+    error: str | None = None
+
+
+class SSHManager:
+    """SSH connection + command execution on a remote VPS."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        host: str,
+        port: int = 22,
+        username: str = "root",
+        password: str | None = None,
+        private_key: str | None = None,
+    ):
+        self.host = host
+        self.port = int(port)
+        self.username = username
+        self.password = password or None
+        self.private_key = private_key or None
+        self.client: paramiko.SSHClient | None = None
+        self._is_root = username == "root"
+
+    def _load_pkey(self) -> paramiko.PKey:
+        assert self.private_key is not None
+        key_file = io.StringIO(self.private_key.strip())
+        errors: list[str] = []
+        for key_cls in (paramiko.Ed25519Key, paramiko.RSAKey, paramiko.ECDSAKey):
+            key_file.seek(0)
+            try:
+                return key_cls.from_private_key(key_file)
+            except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+                errors.append(f"{key_cls.__name__}: {exc}")
+        raise ValueError("Не удалось прочитать приватный ключ (" + "; ".join(errors[:2]) + ")")
+
+    def connect(self, timeout: int = 15) -> bool:
+        if not self.password and not self.private_key:
+            raise ValueError("Нужен пароль или приватный ключ SSH")
+
+        self.client = paramiko.SSHClient()
+        self.client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
+        kwargs: dict = {
+            "hostname": self.host,
+            "port": self.port,
+            "username": self.username,
+            "timeout": timeout,
+            "banner_timeout": timeout,
+            "auth_timeout": timeout,
+            "allow_agent": False,
+            "look_for_keys": False,
+        }
+        if self.private_key:
+            kwargs["pkey"] = self._load_pkey()
+        else:
+            kwargs["password"] = self.password
+
+        self.client.connect(**kwargs)
+        return True
+
+    def disconnect(self) -> None:
+        if self.client:
+            self.client.close()
+            self.client = None
+
+    def run_command(self, command: str, timeout: int = 60) -> tuple[str, str, int]:
+        if not self.client:
+            raise ConnectionError("Not connected to server")
+
+        logger.info("SSH %s: %s", self.host, command[:120])
+        _stdin, stdout, stderr = self.client.exec_command(command, timeout=timeout)
+        stdout.channel.settimeout(timeout)
+        stderr.channel.settimeout(timeout)
+        try:
+            exit_code = stdout.channel.recv_exit_status()
+            out = stdout.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace").strip()
+            err = stderr.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace").strip()
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+            return "", str(exc), -1
+        return out, err, exit_code
+
+    def run_sudo_command(self, command: str, timeout: int = 60) -> tuple[str, str, int]:
+        clean = command.strip()
+        if clean.startswith("sudo "):
+            clean = clean[5:]
+        if self._is_root:
+            return self.run_command(clean, timeout=timeout)
+        if self.password:
+            escaped = self.password.replace("'", "'\\''")
+            full = f"echo '{escaped}' | sudo -S -p '' {clean}"
+        else:
+            full = f"sudo {clean}"
+        return self.run_command(full, timeout=timeout)
+
+    def test_connection(self) -> str:
+        out, err, code = self.run_command(
+            "uname -sr && cat /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null | head -2"
+        )
+        if code != 0 and not out:
+            raise ConnectionError(err or f"SSH test failed (code {code})")
+        return out
+
+    def __enter__(self) -> SSHManager:
+        self.connect()
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, *args) -> None:
+        self.disconnect()
+
+
+def probe_tcp(host: str, port: int, timeout: float = 2.0) -> SSHProbeResult:
+    """Non-blocking-ish TCP connect probe (run via asyncio.to_thread)."""
+    import time
+
+    started = time.perf_counter()
+    try:
+        with socket.create_connection((host, int(port)), timeout=timeout):
+            latency = int((time.perf_counter() - started) * 1000)
+            return SSHProbeResult(online=True, latency_ms=latency)
+    except OSError as exc:
+        return SSHProbeResult(online=False, error=str(exc))
+
+
+def verify_ssh(
+    host: str,
+    port: int,
+    username: str,
+    password: str | None = None,
+    private_key: str | None = None,
+) -> str:
+    """Connect, run test command, disconnect. Returns server_info text."""
+    ssh = SSHManager(host, port, username, password, private_key)
+    try:
+        ssh.connect()
+        return ssh.test_connection()
+    finally:
+        ssh.disconnect()
diff --git a/app/services/vpn.py b/app/services/vpn.py
index 4e0dfd2..9287d55 100644
--- a/app/services/vpn.py
+++ b/app/services/vpn.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from sqlalchemy import func, select
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ from app.services.crypto import (
     render_server_config,
     server_address,
 )
+from app.services.ssh import probe_tcp, verify_ssh
 
 
 async def ensure_default_servers(session: AsyncSession) -> None:
@@ -137,6 +140,14 @@ async def create_server(
     if not username:
         raise ValueError("Укажите SSH логин")
 
+    # Like Amnezia-Web-Panel: verify SSH before saving
+    try:
+        server_info = await asyncio.to_thread(
+            verify_ssh, host, ssh_port or 22, username, password, private_key
+        )
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+        raise ValueError(f"Подключение не удалось: {exc}") from exc
+
     defaults = _defaults_for_protocol(protocol)
     keys = generate_keypair()
     # Unique interface per server id is assigned after insert; use temp then update
@@ -150,6 +161,7 @@ async def create_server(
         raise ValueError("Слишком много серверов для авто-подсети")
     subnet = f"10.{octet}.0.0/24"
 
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
     server = VpnServer(
         name=name.strip() or host,
         protocol=protocol,
@@ -165,6 +177,9 @@ async def create_server(
         ssh_username=username,
         ssh_password=password,
         ssh_private_key=private_key,
+        ssh_server_info=server_info,
+        ssh_reachable=True,
+        ssh_last_checked=now,
         jc=defaults["jc"],
         jmin=defaults["jmin"],
         jmax=defaults["jmax"],
@@ -183,6 +198,52 @@ async def create_server(
     return server
 
 
+async def check_server_ssh(session: AsyncSession, server_id: int) -> VpnServer:
+    server = await session.get(VpnServer, server_id)
+    if not server:
+        raise ValueError("Server not found")
+    if not server.ssh_host or not server.ssh_username:
+        raise ValueError("SSH данные не заданы")
+    if not server.ssh_password and not server.ssh_private_key:
+        raise ValueError("Нет пароля и ключа SSH")
+
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    try:
+        info = await asyncio.to_thread(
+            verify_ssh,
+            server.ssh_host,
+            server.ssh_port or 22,
+            server.ssh_username,
+            server.ssh_password,
+            server.ssh_private_key,
+        )
+        server.ssh_server_info = info
+        server.ssh_reachable = True
+        server.ssh_last_checked = now
+    except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+        server.ssh_reachable = False
+        server.ssh_last_checked = now
+        await session.commit()
+        raise ValueError(f"Подключение не удалось: {exc}") from exc
+
+    await session.commit()
+    await session.refresh(server)
+    return server
+
+
+async def probe_servers(servers: list[VpnServer]) -> dict[int, dict]:
+    """TCP ping SSH ports for UI online indicators."""
+
+    async def one(s: VpnServer) -> tuple[int, dict]:
+        if not s.ssh_host:
+            return s.id, {"online": False, "latency_ms": None}
+        result = await asyncio.to_thread(probe_tcp, s.ssh_host, s.ssh_port or 22)
+        return s.id, {"online": result.online, "latency_ms": result.latency_ms}
+
+    pairs = await asyncio.gather(*(one(s) for s in servers))
+    return dict(pairs)
+
+
 async def update_server_settings(
     session: AsyncSession,
     server_id: int,
diff --git a/app/static/css/app.css b/app/static/css/app.css
index 366d5ca..09a5d4f 100644
--- a/app/static/css/app.css
+++ b/app/static/css/app.css
@@ -243,6 +243,21 @@ tr:last-child td { border-bottom: none; }
   font-size: 0.88rem;
 }
 .check input { width: auto; }
+.ping {
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 0.55rem;
+  height: 0.55rem;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  margin-right: 0.35rem;
+  vertical-align: middle;
+}
+.ping-on { background: var(--ok); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(6, 118, 71, 0.15); }
+.ping-off { background: #98a2b3; }
+.server-info {
+  margin: 0 0 1rem;
+  max-height: 120px;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+}
 textarea {
   width: 100%;
   border: 1px solid var(--line);
diff --git a/app/templates/admin/servers.html b/app/templates/admin/servers.html
index 4f2ed4f..3fc7e4f 100644
--- a/app/templates/admin/servers.html
+++ b/app/templates/admin/servers.html
@@ -9,53 +9,59 @@
   {% if flash.startswith('error:') %}
   <div class="flash flash-error">{{ flash[6:] }}</div>
   {% elif flash == 'created' %}
-  <div class="flash">Сервер добавлен</div>
+  <div class="flash">Сервер подключён по SSH и сохранён</div>
   {% elif flash == 'saved' %}
   <div class="flash">Сохранено</div>
   {% elif flash == 'deleted' %}
   <div class="flash">Сервер удалён</div>
+  {% elif flash == 'ssh_ok' %}
+  <div class="flash">SSH проверка успешна</div>
   {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
 <div class="panel" style="margin-bottom:1.25rem">
-  <div class="panel-head"><strong>Добавить сервер</strong></div>
+  <div class="panel-head"><strong>Подключить сервер</strong></div>
   <div class="panel-body">
+    <p class="muted" style="margin-top:0">
+      Как в Amnezia-Web-Panel: укажите IP/домен, логин и пароль или ключ.
+      Панель сначала проверит SSH, затем сохранит сервер.
+    </p>
     <form method="post" action="/admin/servers" class="stack">
       <div class="form-grid-2">
-        <label>Название
+        <label>Название (опционально)
           <input name="name" placeholder="Мой VPS" />
         </label>
         <label>Протокол
           <select name="protocol" required>
-            <option value="wireguard">WireGuard</option>
             <option value="awg2">AmneziaWG 2.0</option>
+            <option value="wireguard">WireGuard</option>
           </select>
         </label>
       </div>
 
-      <h3 class="form-section">SSH подключение</h3>
+      <h3 class="form-section">SSH доступ</h3>
       <div class="form-grid-2">
-        <label>Host
-          <input name="ssh_host" placeholder="1.2.3.4 или vps.example.com" required />
+        <label>Host / IP
+          <input name="ssh_host" placeholder="1.2.3.4" required autocomplete="off" />
         </label>
         <label>SSH порт
           <input type="number" name="ssh_port" value="22" required />
         </label>
         <label>Логин
-          <input name="ssh_username" value="root" required />
+          <input name="ssh_username" value="root" required autocomplete="username" />
         </label>
         <label>Пароль
-          <input type="password" name="ssh_password" placeholder="или оставьте пустым, если ключ" autocomplete="new-password" />
+          <input type="password" name="ssh_password" placeholder="если без ключа" autocomplete="new-password" />
         </label>
       </div>
-      <label>Приватный ключ (опционально, вместо пароля)
-        <textarea name="ssh_private_key" rows="5" placeholder="-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----&#10;...&#10;-----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----"></textarea>
+      <label>Или приватный ключ
+        <textarea name="ssh_private_key" rows="5" placeholder="-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----"></textarea>
       </label>
-      <p class="muted" style="margin:0">Нужен пароль <em>или</em> приватный ключ.</p>
+      <p class="muted" style="margin:0">Нужен пароль <em>или</em> приватный ключ. Сервер Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04.</p>
 
       <h3 class="form-section">VPN endpoint</h3>
       <div class="form-grid-2">
-        <label>Public host (если пусто — как SSH host)
+        <label>Public host (пусто = SSH host)
           <input name="public_host" placeholder="тот же IP/домен" />
         </label>
         <label>VPN порт
@@ -65,18 +71,27 @@
           <input name="dns" value="1.1.1.1" />
         </label>
       </div>
-      <button class="btn btn-accent" type="submit">Добавить сервер</button>
+      <button class="btn btn-accent" type="submit">Проверить SSH и добавить</button>
     </form>
   </div>
 </div>
 
 {% for s in servers %}
+{% set probe = probes.get(s.id, {}) %}
 <div class="panel" style="margin-bottom:1rem">
   <div class="panel-head">
-    <strong>{{ s.name }} <span class="badge badge-proto">{{ s.protocol }}</span></strong>
+    <strong>
+      <span class="ping {% if probe.get('online') %}ping-on{% else %}ping-off{% endif %}" title="{% if probe.get('online') %}online {{ probe.get('latency_ms') }}ms{% else %}offline{% endif %}"></span>
+      {{ s.name }}
+      <span class="badge badge-proto">{{ s.protocol }}</span>
+      {% if s.ssh_reachable %}<span class="badge badge-ok">SSH ok</span>{% else %}<span class="badge badge-off">SSH ?</span>{% endif %}
+    </strong>
     <div class="actions">
+      <form method="post" action="/admin/servers/{{ s.id }}/check-ssh" class="inline-form">
+        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-ghost" type="submit">Проверить SSH</button>
+      </form>
       <form method="post" action="/admin/servers/{{ s.id }}/sync" class="inline-form">
-        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-ghost" type="submit">Синхронизировать conf</button>
+        <button class="btn btn-sm btn-ghost" type="submit">Синхр. conf</button>
       </form>
       <form method="post" action="/admin/servers/{{ s.id }}/delete" class="inline-form" onsubmit="return confirm('Удалить сервер и всех клиентов?')">
         <button class="btn btn-sm btn-danger" type="submit">Удалить</button>
@@ -85,16 +100,16 @@
   </div>
   <div class="panel-body">
     <p class="muted" style="margin-top:0">
-      Интерфейс <code>{{ s.interface_name }}</code> · подсеть <code>{{ s.subnet }}</code> · клиентов: {{ s.clients|length }}
-      {% if s.ssh_host %}
-      · SSH
-        {% if s.ssh_private_key %}<span class="badge badge-ok">ключ</span>{% endif %}
-        {% if s.ssh_password %}<span class="badge badge-ok">пароль</span>{% endif %}
-      {% else %}
-      · <span class="badge badge-off">SSH не задан</span>
-      {% endif %}
+      {{ s.ssh_username or '—' }}@{{ s.ssh_host or '—' }}:{{ s.ssh_port or 22 }}
+      · VPN {{ s.public_host }}:{{ s.public_port }}
+      · {{ s.interface_name }} / {{ s.subnet }}
+      · клиентов: {{ s.clients|length }}
+      {% if probe.get('latency_ms') is not none %}· ping {{ probe.get('latency_ms') }} ms{% endif %}
     </p>
-    <p><code>Public key:</code> <span class="muted">{{ s.server_public_key }}</span></p>
+
+    {% if s.ssh_server_info %}
+    <pre class="mono server-info">{{ s.ssh_server_info }}</pre>
+    {% endif %}
 
     <form method="post" action="/admin/servers/{{ s.id }}" class="stack">
       <div class="form-grid-2">
@@ -112,37 +127,33 @@
         </label>
       </div>
 
-      <h3 class="form-section">SSH подключение</h3>
+      <h3 class="form-section">SSH доступ</h3>
       <div class="form-grid-2">
         <label>Host
-          <input name="ssh_host" value="{{ s.ssh_host or '' }}" placeholder="1.2.3.4" />
+          <input name="ssh_host" value="{{ s.ssh_host or '' }}" required />
         </label>
         <label>SSH порт
           <input type="number" name="ssh_port" value="{{ s.ssh_port or 22 }}" />
         </label>
         <label>Логин
-          <input name="ssh_username" value="{{ s.ssh_username or '' }}" placeholder="root" />
+          <input name="ssh_username" value="{{ s.ssh_username or '' }}" required />
         </label>
         <label>Новый пароль
-          <input type="password" name="ssh_password" placeholder="{% if s.ssh_password %}сохранён — введите, чтобы заменить{% else %}не задан{% endif %}" autocomplete="new-password" />
+          <input type="password" name="ssh_password" placeholder="{% if s.ssh_password %}сохранён — введите новый{% else %}не задан{% endif %}" autocomplete="new-password" />
         </label>
       </div>
       <label>Новый приватный ключ
-        <textarea name="ssh_private_key" rows="4" placeholder="{% if s.ssh_private_key %}ключ сохранён — вставьте новый, чтобы заменить{% else %}не задан{% endif %}"></textarea>
+        <textarea name="ssh_private_key" rows="4" placeholder="{% if s.ssh_private_key %}ключ сохранён — вставьте новый{% else %}не задан{% endif %}"></textarea>
       </label>
       <div class="actions">
-        <label class="check">
-          <input type="checkbox" name="clear_ssh_password" value="1" /> очистить пароль
-        </label>
-        <label class="check">
-          <input type="checkbox" name="clear_ssh_private_key" value="1" /> очистить ключ
-        </label>
+        <label class="check"><input type="checkbox" name="clear_ssh_password" value="1" /> очистить пароль</label>
+        <label class="check"><input type="checkbox" name="clear_ssh_private_key" value="1" /> очистить ключ</label>
       </div>
       <button class="btn btn-accent" type="submit">Сохранить</button>
     </form>
   </div>
 </div>
 {% else %}
-<p class="muted">Серверов пока нет — добавьте первый через форму выше.</p>
+<p class="muted">Серверов пока нет — подключите первый VPS через форму выше.</p>
 {% endfor %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9ec57ae..5a4a35c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ itsdangerous==2.2.0
 qrcode[pil]==8.0
 httpx==0.28.1
 greenlet==3.1.1
-cryptography==44.0.0
+paramiko==3.5.0