SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to connect to a web server and carry out various tasks via a command line. The protocol is popular with many experienced users, since the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it may not be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access could be used for lots of things with regards to the type of website hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for instance, SSH is one of the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file if the hosting server allows it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH may be used for practically anything - you may install software or restart specific services including the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is employed mostly with UNIX-like Systems, but there are clients that enable you to use the protocol if your computer is working with a different Operating System too. The connection is created on TCP port 22 by default and the remote web server always listens for incoming connections on that port though lots of providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Hosting

If the cloud hosting package deal which you’ve selected during the signup procedure comes with SSH access as standard, you shall be able to activate this function with a click within your Hepsia Control Panel. If you have picked a different plan, the SSH access function may be added using the Upgrades menu and it shall become available at once. The information which you need connect shall be conveniently listed inside the SSH section of the CP - the hostname, the username and the port number. You could also set what password to use from the same place and you shall be able to modify it at any time. All of the commands that are permitted are listed inside the Help articles that we have prepared for you, together with examples of the syntax which you have to use. An additional advantage of enabling SSH access to your account is that you'll be able to upload files via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated server accounts offer the possibility to access and handle them using SSH. If the plan that you have chosen includes this function by default, you simply have to activate the SSH access function through the corresponding section of the Hepsia Control Panel. If the function is listed as an additional upgrade, you may quickly add it via the Add Services/Upgrades link inside the Hepsia CP and it shall be available within a minute. We have a lot of help articles and educational videos concerning the use of SSH commands to handle your account and an entire list of the commands that you can execute along with several examples to provide you with a better understanding of what you can do. If SSH is active, you shall also be able to establish an SFTP connection to the account and to upload files safely and securely through any FTP app that supports the feature.

SSH Telnet in VPS Servers

You'll be able to use SSH to control your content irrespective of which VPS web hosting plans you choose when you sign up, as all our packages include this function as standard. You will not need to add or enable anything manually - the moment your web server is prepared and you receive the Welcome e-mail with the login credentials, you'll be able to connect and begin working on your websites or any software which you want to install and run on the machine. You'll have root-level access to the VPS and due to the fact that the account will be isolated from all of the other accounts on the physical hosting server, you shall be able to do anything you'd like with no restrictions. You can install any application you need and which will work on a Linux-based machine, restart any software server (web, database, game, media, etc.) and work with your files and databases quickly and easily.