Secure Shell, better known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol used to execute commands on a remote server or to exchange data between a web server and a client. Because the data exchanged by the 2 sides is encrypted, a 3rd party can't intercept it, which makes SSH a favorite means of controlling a web hosting account. The commands which could be executed are determined by the type of hosting service. On a shared web server, for instance, the options are limited as you will not have root access to the web server, so you could only create/move/delete files, set up and unpack archives, export and import databases, and so forth. They are all actions that are executed inside the shared hosting account and do not need a higher level of access. By using a virtual or a dedicated server, you will be able to install server-side software or to restart the machine or only a particular service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted with a command line, and if you don't employ a UNIX-like Operating System, there are a variety of applications for other OSs, that you can employ to connect to the remote web server as well.

SSH Telnet in Hosting

SSH access can be enabled with a mouse click from the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux hosting you have picked offers this function by default. If not, you can add it via the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it at once. You will find all the information which you need within the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username that you need to use, as well as thorough Help articles in which we have listed all of the commands that you can use in the account and examples of the syntax that you have to use. The SSH password can be modified from the very same section anytime with a few mouse clicks. As long as SSH access is enabled, you will also be able to connect securely through an FTP client as well. With an SFTP connection, each of the files you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

SSH access is included as standard with some of our semi-dedicated server packages, while with others you may include it from the hosting CP if required - even only for the current month. In any case, you are able to activate and de-activate the feature with a single click from the SSH section of the Control Panel. In the same place, you will find the server name, the port number and the username needed to connect to our platform. You will also find a box in which you may type the password that you'd like to use, as it does not need to be the same as the one you use to log into the Control Panel. For better security, you can also change it as frequently as you require. The full list of the commands that can be performed inside a semi-dedicated account is provided in our Knowledge Base, alongside the syntax and a couple of instances. An extra function after SSH access is allowed shall be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP through any FTP client that supports such connections.