Secure Shell, better known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol used to execute commands on a remote web server or to exchange info between a hosting server and a client. Since the information exchanged by the 2 sides is encrypted, a third party simply cannot intercept it, which makes SSH a preferred means of managing a website hosting account. The commands that can be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared hosting server, for instance, the alternatives are limited since you shall not have root access to the web server, so you could just create/move/delete files, create and unpack archives, export and import databases, and so on. They're all actions which are performed within the shared hosting account and don't require a higher level of access. By using a virtual or a dedicated server, you'll have the ability to install server-side software or to restart the server or only a certain service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted with a command line, but if you don't use a UNIX-like Operating System, there are tons of apps for other OSs, which you can employ to connect to the remote web server as well.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Hosting

SSH access can be enabled with a click via the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux cloud hosting service you have selected offers this function as standard. If not, you could include it through the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it immediately. You'll discover all the information and facts you need in the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username that you have to use, alongside detailed Help articles where we have listed all of the commands which you can use inside the account and examples of the syntax that you have to use. The SSH password can be changed from the same section anytime with a couple of clicks. Assuming that SSH access is enabled, you shall also be able to connect safely through an FTP client as well. With an SFTP connection, each of the files that you upload will go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you shall be able to obtain SSH access to it with a click from the corresponding section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, supplied with all accounts. If your package doesn't support this feature by default, you'll be able to add it effortlessly using the Upgrades menu. As soon as you go to the SSH section, you will discover the info which you need to connect to the server via a command line or a desktop application - the server/host, the port number, the username and the password. The latter could be updated at any time, if required. These login credentials are also required if you want to upload files via a secure connection and you want to use SFTP, which is also part of the SSH access service which we offer. A detailed list of the commands you can execute will give you a better idea of what tasks you may perform within your account and each one is accompanied by a number of examples of the syntax.

SSH Telnet in VPS

All our virtual private server solutions come with SSH access as standard, so you won't have to include any upgrades or enable anything - the instant the server is set up and you receive its login info, you will be able to connect via its main IP address and the login credentials which you've chosen throughout the signup procedure. As the VPS accounts come with full root-level access, there are no restrictions regarding the commands which you could run. Your server shall be isolated from the others on the physical machine, so you shall be able to manage just about everything using a command line, including server-side software installations and reboots. That way, you'll be able to work with your files, databases and any applications which you install in a fast and safe way.