SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to connect to a server and carry out different tasks via a command line. The protocol is employed by many knowledgeable users, because the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access could be used for a variety 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 website hosting server allows it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for just about anything - you may install software or restart certain services like the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is used primarily with UNIX-like Platforms, but there are clients which permit you to use the protocol if your computer is running 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 many providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Web Hosting

SSH access could be allowed with a click through the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux cloud web hosting that you've selected comes with this function as standard. If not, you can add it using the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it at once. You will discover all the details that you need in the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username which you have to use, as well as thorough Help articles in which we have listed all of the commands which you can use inside the account and examples of the syntax you have to use. The SSH password can be changed from the very same section at any time with a couple of mouse clicks. As long as SSH access is enabled, you shall also be able to connect securely via an FTP client as well. With an SFTP connection, all of the files you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All our semi-dedicated server accounts provide you with the possibility to access and handle them through SSH. If the plan you have selected includes this feature by default, you just need to allow the SSH access feature through the corresponding section of the Hepsia CP. If the function is listed as an optional upgrade, you are able to quickly add it using the Add Services/Upgrades link in the Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be available within a minute. We have various help articles and video tutorials concerning the use of SSH commands to manage your account and a full list of the commands you can carry out alongside several examples to give you a better perception of what you could do. If SSH is active, you shall also be able to set up an SFTP connection to the account and to upload files safely using any FTP application that supports the feature.

SSH Telnet in VPS

If you order a new virtual private server from our company, it shall come with full root access and you'll be able to connect to the server and to control everything through an SSH console. The function is included by default with all plans, so you shall not need to allow or upgrade anything. Your web server shall be set up immediately after you get it and the instant you receive the Welcome e mail with the login info, you may connect through the server’s main IP address and begin working. Given that the VPS is a software emulation of a dedicated server and is separated from the other accounts on the physical machine, there'll be no restrictions in terms of the commands you can use. You shall have full root access, so that you can set up and run any application that can work on a Linux server, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot your entire machine or any software operating on it.