SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to connect to a web server and execute different tasks via a command line. The protocol is used by many experienced 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 can be employed for a number of things with regards to the type of hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for instance, SSH is one of several ways to import/export a database or to upload a file if the website hosting server allows for it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for virtually anything - you could install software or restart specific services including the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is used largely with UNIX-like Platforms, but there are clients which enable you to use the protocol if your computer system is working with a different OS too. The connection is established on TCP port 22 by default and the remote hosting server always listens for incoming connections on that port though a number of providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Shared Web Hosting

SSH access may be allowed with a click from the Hepsia Control Panel if the shared web hosting which you have chosen comes with this function as standard. If not, you can include it via the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it immediately. You'll find all the information and facts which you need within the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username that you have to use, alongside thorough Help articles where we've listed all of the commands you can use within the account and examples of the syntax that you have to use. The SSH password could be modified from the same section at any time with a couple of mouse clicks. So long as SSH access is enabled, you'll also be able to connect safely via an FTP client as well. With an SFTP connection, all the files you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated server accounts provide the possibility to access and manage them using SSH. If the package you have chosen incorporates this feature by default, you just have to enable the SSH access feature via the corresponding section of the Hepsia CP. If the function is listed as an optional upgrade, you may quickly add it using the Add Services/Upgrades link within the Hepsia Control Panel and it will be available within a minute. We have a number of help articles and educational videos about the use of SSH commands to handle your account and an entire list of the commands that you can perform alongside various examples to offer you a better perception of what you can do. If SSH is enabled, you shall also be able to set up an SFTP connection to the account and to upload files securely using any FTP app that supports the function.

SSH Telnet in VPS Servers

All our VPS server plans come with SSH access as standard, so you shall not need to include any upgrades or activate anything - the moment the server is set up and you receive its login information, you'll be able to connect using its main IP address and the login credentials which you have picked through the signup procedure. Since the VPS accounts feature full root-level access, there aren't any restrictions regarding the commands which you can run. Your server will be isolated from the other ones on the physical machine, so you will be able to manage more or less everything via a command line, including server-side software installations and reboots. In this way, you are able to work with your files, databases and any apps that you install in a fast and protected way.