Secure Shell, also known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol that is used to execute commands on a remote hosting server or to exchange info between a server and a client. Since the information exchanged by the two sides is encoded, a 3rd party can't intercept it, which makes SSH a preferred means of managing an Internet hosting account. The commands which could be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared server, for instance, the alternatives are limited because you will not have root access to the machine, so you can simply create/move/delete files, set up and unpack archives, import and export databases, etcetera. They're all actions that are executed in the shared hosting account and do not need a higher level of access. By using a virtual or a dedicated server, you'll have the ability to set up server-side software or to restart the hosting server or just a certain service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted with a command line, and if you do not use a UNIX-like OS, there are a lot of applications for other OSs, which you can employ to connect to the remote web server as well.

SSH Telnet in Shared Website Hosting

SSH access can be enabled with a click through the Hepsia Control Panel if the shared website hosting service you have chosen includes this feature as standard. If not, you may include it via the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it at once. You'll find all the info which you need within the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username which you must use, along with detailed Help articles in which we have listed all of the commands you can use within the account and examples of the syntax which you have use. The SSH password could be modified from the same section at any time with a couple of clicks. So long as 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 shall go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All our semi-dedicated server accounts provide the possibility to access and manage them through SSH. If the package deal which you have selected includes this function by default, you just have to enable the SSH access feature through the corresponding section of the Hepsia Control Panel. If the feature is listed as an additional upgrade, you are able to quickly add it using the Add Services/Upgrades link within the Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be available within a minute. We have a number of help articles and video tutorials about the use of SSH commands to handle your account and a full list of the commands which you can execute together with several examples to give you 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 through any FTP app that supports the function.

SSH Telnet in VPS

All our virtual private server offers provide SSH access by default, so you shall not need to add any upgrades or enable anything - the second the server is set up and you receive its login details, you will be able to connect via its main IP address and the login credentials that you've chosen throughout the signup process. As the VPS accounts feature full root-level access, there are no restrictions regarding the commands that you can run. Your server shall be isolated from the other ones on the physical machine, so you will be able to manage virtually everything via a command line, including server-side software installations and reboots. This way, you may work with your files, databases and any applications you install in a fast and protected way.