SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to connect to a web server and perform various tasks through a command line. The protocol is used by many skilled users, as the data transmitted over it is encrypted, so it may not be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access can be employed for a variety of things with regards to the type of website hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for example, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the website hosting server permits it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for just about anything - you can install software or restart specific services such as the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is used mainly with UNIX-like Systems, but there are clients which enable you to employ the protocol if your laptop or computer is working with a different OS as well. The connection is created on TCP port 22 by default and the remote hosting server always listens for incoming connections on that port even though lots of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Web Hosting

If you have a web hosting account with our company and you'd like to deal with your content remotely through SSH, you could obtain SSH access to the account through your Hepsia Control Panel. If your package does not include this feature by default, you can easily add it with several clicks through the Upgrades menu. In the SSH section of the Control Panel, you will see the host, the port number and the username which you should use when you connect to the account. You could also choose what password you would like to use, considering that it does not have to be the same as the one for the account. We've prepared a number of Help articles in which you can easily find each of the commands that you will be able to use with a shared hosting plan, as well as examples of how they are used. In addition, if SSH access is allowed for your account, you shall be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection by using a standard client such as FileZilla, for example.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You'll be able to connect to your semi-dedicated server account via SSH irrespective of which plan you select when you sign up. With some plans, the feature is included by default, and with others, it could be included as an optional upgrade for as long as you need it. You'll find the necessary login details inside the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all accounts - the host/server name, the port number and the login name. You could choose the password that you'll use and if you want to, you could change it constantly with several mouse clicks for even better security. You shall be able to see all the commands that you may use beforehand, because we've listed them all alongside examples of how they are used so as to accomplish a certain task. The moment SSH access to your semi-dedicated server account is activated, you shall be able to use an FTP program and establish an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in VPS Web Hosting

When you obtain a new virtual private server from us, it will come with full root access and you shall be able to connect to the server and to control everything via an SSH console. The function is provided as standard with all package deals, so you will not have to activate or upgrade anything. Your web server will be set up soon after you get it and as soon as you receive the Welcome e mail with the login information, you can connect using the server’s primary IP address and begin working. Since the VPS is a software emulation of a dedicated server and is isolated from the other accounts within the physical machine, there will be no restrictions with regards to 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 server, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot the whole machine or any software running on it.