SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol that is used to connect to a server and execute various tasks via a command line. The protocol is employed by many expert users, due to the fact that the data transmitted over it is encrypted, so it may not be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access could be employed for lots of things depending on the type of website hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for example, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the web server allows it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH may be used for practically everything - you can install software or restart certain services like the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is employed mostly with UNIX-like Platforms, but there are clients which permit you to employ the protocol if your PC is using a different OS too. The connection is made on TCP port 22 by default and the remote web server always listens for incoming connections on that port though lots of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting

SSH access may be enabled with a mouse click through the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux shared hosting service you have chosen comes with this function by default. If not, you could add it from the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it at once. You will discover all the information you need in the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username which you must use, along with in depth Help articles in which we have listed all the commands which you can use in the account and examples of the syntax which you have use. The SSH password may be modified from the very same section at any time with several clicks. As long as SSH access is enabled, you'll also be able to connect safely and securely using an FTP client as well. With an SFTP connection, all of the files which you upload will go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

SSH access is included by default with some of our semi-dedicated server packages, while with others you are able to add it via the hosting Control Panel if required - even only for the current month. In any case, you could activate and de-activate the feature with just one click from the SSH section of the CP. In the same spot, you will see the server name, the port number and the username needed to connect to our platform. You will also find a box in which you may input the password which you want to use, since it doesn't need to be the same as the one you use to log into the Control Panel. For better security, you may also change it as often as you need. A full list of the commands that can be executed inside a semi-dedicated account is supplied in our Knowledge Base, alongside the syntax and a few examples. An extra function after SSH access is activated shall be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP using any FTP client which supports this kind of connections.

SSH Telnet in VPS Hosting

The virtual private server plans we offer come with SSH access by default, not as an optional upgrade or a function which you should enable. Once your new server is prepared, you'll be able to connect and start working on your content through the login details you have entered through the order process. A copy of the SSH credentials shall be sent to you via e-mail as well. Because your VPS shall be isolated from the others on the physical web server, there aren't any limitations regarding what you can or can't do using SSH. You may download, set up and manage any piece of software that'll run on a Linux server, reboot the whole server or only a particular software component, and work with files, folders and databases without restrictions. All you will require for that is a console or an SSH client on your end.