SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol that's used to connect to a server and perform different tasks using a command line. The protocol is used by many expert users, since the info transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access can be employed for lots of things with regards to the type of web hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for example, SSH is one of the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file when the server allows it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for practically anything - you can install software or restart particular services like the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is employed typically with UNIX-like Systems, but there are clients which enable you to employ the protocol if your computer system is using a different OS too. The connection is made on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port although lots of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Web Hosting

When you have a cloud web hosting account with us and you'd like to handle your content remotely via SSH, you can obtain SSH access to the account using your Hepsia Control Panel. If your plan does not provide this feature by default, you may add it with a few clicks via the Upgrades menu. Inside the SSH section of the CP, you shall see the host, the port number and the username that you need to use when you connect to the account. You can also select what password you would want to use, as it doesn't have to be the same as the one for your account. We have prepared several Help articles in which you can easily find all the commands that you will be able to use with a shared hosting plan, as well as examples of how they're used. In addition, if SSH access is permitted for your account, you'll be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection through a standard client like FileZilla, for instance.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you'll be able to get SSH access to it with only a mouse click from the corresponding section of the Hepsia hosting CP, offered with all accounts. If your package does not support this feature by default, you shall be able to add it with ease using the Upgrades menu. Once you go to the SSH section, you will discover the details which you need to connect to the server via a command line or a desktop application - the server/host, the port number, the username and the password. The latter could be updated at any time, if required. These login credentials are also needed if you want to upload files using a secure connection and you want to use SFTP, which is also part of the SSH access service that we provide you with. An extensive list of the commands you can carry out shall give you a better idea of what tasks you could perform in your account and each one is accompanied by a few instances of the syntax.

SSH Telnet in VPS Servers

You will be able to use SSH to control your content regardless which VPS servers you select when you sign up, because all of our plans provide this function by default. You'll not need to add or activate anything by hand - the moment your hosting server is ready and you get the Welcome e-mail with the login info, you can connect and start working on your sites or any software that you want to set up and run on the server. You shall have root-level access to the VPS and since the account shall be isolated from the other accounts inside the physical server, you shall be able to do anything you would like with no restrictions. You could install any app that you need and which will work on a Linux-based hosting server, reboot any software server (web, database, game, media, etc.) and handle your files and databases efficiently.