SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to connect to a web server and conduct various tasks through a command line. The protocol is used by many knowledgeable users, as the info transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access could be employed for a lot of things based on the type of web hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for example, SSH is one of several ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the server allows it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for practically anything - you could install software or restart specific services such as the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is used mostly with UNIX-like Platforms, but there are clients which permit you to employ the protocol if your computer is running a different OS too. The connection is established on TCP port 22 by default and the remote hosting server always listens for incoming connections on that port though a lot of providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting

SSH access is featured with all shared hosting we provide. With some of them, it is featured by default, while with others it's an optional upgrade which you can include with a couple of clicks from your website hosting Control Panel. You may get SSH access from the section related to it in which you will also find the information you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You can pick the password which you will use and, if required, you'll be able to change it with several mouse clicks from the same spot. All the commands which can be used with our shared packages are listed within a help article along with relevant instances. If the SSH access function is enabled for your account, you shall also be able to upload files through your preferred FTP client via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

You will be able to connect to your semi-dedicated server account through SSH regardless of which package you pick when you sign up. With some plans, the function is offered by default, while with others, it may be included as an optional upgrade for as long as you need it. You'll find the required login details within the Hepsia Control Panel, supplied with all accounts - the host/server name, the port number and the login name. You can choose the password which you'll use and if you would like, you may change it regularly with a couple of mouse clicks for even better security. You will be able to see all the commands that you can use in advance, since we've listed all of them together with examples of how they are used so as to accomplish a certain task. As soon as SSH access to your semi-dedicated server account is activated, you will be able to use an FTP program and establish an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in VPS Servers

When you purchase a new VPS server from us, it shall offer full root access and you shall be able to connect to the server and to handle everything using an SSH console. The function is included by default with all packages, so you will not have to activate or upgrade anything. Your web server will be set up immediately after you order it and as soon as you get the Welcome e mail with the login details, you may connect through the server’s primary IP address and start working. Since the VPS is a software emulation of a dedicated server and is separated from the other accounts on the physical machine, there will be no restrictions with regards to the commands that you can use. You will have full root access, so you can install and run any app that can work on a Linux web server, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot your entire machine or any software operating on it.