SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to connect to a server and conduct various tasks using a command line. The protocol is popular with many skilled users, for the reason that the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access could be employed for a number of things depending on the type of web hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the server allows for it. When you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for practically anything - you can install software or restart certain services such as the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is used typically with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients that permit you to employ the protocol if your laptop or computer is working with a different OS as well. The connection is made on TCP port 22 by default and the remote web server always listens for incoming connections on that port even though a lot of providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Web Hosting

SSH access is available with all web hosting we offer you. With some of them, it's featured by default, while with others it's an optional upgrade that you can include with a couple of mouse clicks in your web hosting Control Panel. You can obtain SSH access from the section related to it where you can also find the details you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You could choose the password that you shall use and, if necessary, you'll be able to modify it with a couple of mouse clicks from the same place. All commands which may be used with our shared plans are listed within a help article along with relevant examples. If the SSH access feature is enabled for your account, you will also be able to upload files through your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You'll be able to connect to your semi-dedicated server account using SSH no matter which package you select when you sign up. With some plans, the function is included by default, while with others, it can be added as and additional upgrade for as long as you need it. You shall discover the required login information inside the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all accounts - the host/server name, the port number and the login name. You may select the password that you'll use and if you'd like, you could change it all the time with a few clicks for even better security. You shall be able to see all the commands you can use in advance, since we've listed all of them alongside examples of how they are used to accomplish a particular task. The moment SSH access to your semi-dedicated server account is activated, you shall be able to use an FTP program and establish an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in VPS Web Hosting

All our virtual private server offers provide SSH access by default, so you won't need to include any upgrades or enable anything - the instant the server is set up and you receive its login details, you'll be able to connect via its primary IP address and the login credentials that you've selected through the signup procedure. Since the VPS accounts feature full root-level access, there are no restrictions in terms of the commands that you could run. Your server shall be isolated from the other ones on the physical machine, so you'll be able to manage pretty much everything through a command line, including server-side software installations and reboots. In this way, you'll be able to work with your files, databases and any apps which you install in a fast and protected way.