Secure Shell, better known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol that is used to execute commands on a remote web server or to exchange information between a web server and a client. Since the info exchanged by the two sides is encrypted, a third party cannot intercept it, which makes SSH a favorite means of handling a web hosting account. The commands that may be executed are determined by the type of hosting service. On a shared web server, for instance, the alternatives are limited as you'll not have root access to the machine, so you could just create/move/delete files, set up and unpack archives, export and import databases, etc. These are all actions that are executed inside the shared hosting account and don't need a higher level of access. By using a virtual or a dedicated server, you'll have the option to set up server-side software or to restart the hosting server or only a particular service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted via a command line, but if you don't employ a UNIX-like OS, there are a number of apps for other OSs, you can employ to connect to the remote hosting server as well.

SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting

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

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

SSH access is provided by default with some of our semi-dedicated server plans, while with others you can add it via the hosting Control Panel if necessary - even only for the current month. Either way, you can activate and de-activate the function with a single click through the SSH section of the Control Panel. In the same place, you will find 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 enter the password you want to use, since it does not need to be the same as the one you use to log into the Control Panel. For better security, you could also change it as frequently as you want. A complete list of the commands that can be performed inside a semi-dedicated account is provided in our Knowledge Base, alongside the syntax and a few examples. An extra function after SSH access is enabled shall be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP using any FTP client that supports this sort of connections.

SSH Telnet in VPS Hosting

You shall be able to use SSH to manage your content no matter which Linux virtual private servers you choose when you sign up, as all our packages offer this function as standard. You'll not need to add or activate anything by hand - the instant your website hosting server is prepared and you receive the Welcome e mail with the login info, you may connect and begin working on your sites or any software which you want to install and run on the hosting server. You shall have root-level access to the VPS and since the account shall be separated from the other accounts on the physical server, you will be able to do anything you'd like with no restrictions. You could set up any app you require and which shall work on a Linux-based web server, reboot any software server (web, database, game, media, etc.) and handle your files and databases fast and easy.