SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to connect to a web server and execute different tasks via a command line. The protocol is employed by many experienced users, because the info transmitted over it is encrypted, so it may not be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access can be employed for lots of things with regards to the type of hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is one of the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the web server allows for it. When you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for just about everything - you may install software or restart particular services including the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is employed mainly with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients that allow you to employ the protocol if your personal computer is using a different OS as well. The connection is made on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port even though lots of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Hosting

SSH access is provided with all Linux cloud hosting we offer. With some of them, it's featured as standard, while with others it is an optional upgrade which you can add with a few mouse clicks in your website hosting CP. You may get SSH access through the section dedicated to it in which you shall also find the information you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You could choose the password that you shall use and, if required, you shall be able to modify it with a couple of mouse clicks from the same place. All the commands that may be used with our shared packages are listed inside a help article together with relevant instances. If the SSH access feature is permitted for your account, you shall also be able to upload files using your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you shall be able to get SSH access to it with a click from the corresponding section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, provided with all accounts. If your plan does not support this function by default, you shall be able to include it with ease via the Upgrades menu. After you go to the SSH section, you shall find the information you need to connect to the server via a command line or a desktop app - the server/host, the port number, the username and the password. The latter may be updated anytime, if necessary. These login credentials are also required if you want to upload files using a secure connection and you want to use SFTP, which is also part of the SSH access service which we offer. A comprehensive list of the commands you can execute will give you a better idea of what tasks you could perform within your account and each is accompanied by a few examples of the syntax.

SSH Telnet in VPS Web Hosting

If you acquire a new virtual private server from our company, it shall provide full root access and you will be able to connect to the server and to manage everything through an SSH console. The function is provided as standard with all package deals, so you won't need to enable or upgrade anything. Your website hosting server shall be set up soon after you get it and the minute you get the Welcome e-mail with the login information, you can connect through the server’s main IP address and start working. Given that the VPS is a software emulation of a dedicated server and is isolated from the other accounts on the physical machine, there'll be no restrictions regarding the commands which you can use. You will have full root access, so that you may set up and run any application that can work on a Linux machine, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot your entire machine or any software operating on it.