SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol that is used to connect to a web server and conduct various tasks using a command line. The protocol is preferred by many experienced users, due to the fact that the info transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access could be employed for lots of things depending on the type of Internet hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for example, SSH is one of several ways to import/export a database or to upload a file if the server allows for it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for practically anything - you may install software or restart certain services such as the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is used largely with UNIX-like Systems, but there are clients which permit you to employ the protocol if your laptop or computer is running a different Operating System too. The connection is made on TCP port 22 by default and the remote web server always listens for incoming connections on that port although lots of providers change it for security reasons.
SSH Telnet in Shared Web Hosting
SSH access is offered with all shared web hosting we offer. With some of them, it is featured by default, while with others it is an additional upgrade that you can add with a few clicks in your web hosting Control Panel. You can obtain SSH access through the section dedicated to it where you can also find the details you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You may select the password that you shall use and, if required, you shall be able to change it with several clicks from the same location. All of the commands which can be used with our shared packages are listed inside a help article along with relevant instances. If the SSH access function is permitted for your account, you'll also be able to upload files using your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.
SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers
All our semi-dedicated server accounts offer the possibility to access and handle them via SSH. If the package that you have selected incorporates this function by default, you just have to enable the SSH access function through the corresponding section of the Hepsia CP. If the feature is listed as an optional upgrade, you can quickly include it via the Add Services/Upgrades link within the Hepsia CP and it'll be available within a minute. We have a variety of help articles and video tutorials regarding the use of SSH commands to handle your account and an entire list of the commands you can perform along with numerous examples to give you a better perception 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 data safely via any FTP app which supports the function.
SSH Telnet in VPS Servers
The VPS server offers that we offer feature SSH access by default, not as a paid upgrade or a feature that you need to enable. The minute your new server is prepared, you will be able to connect and start working on your content via the login details you have entered during the order process. A copy of the SSH credentials shall be sent to you via e-mail too. Since your VPS shall be isolated from the other ones on the physical server, there are no limitations as to what you can or can't do through SSH. You are able to download, install and manage any piece of software which will run on a Linux machine, reboot your entire server or just a specific software component, and work with files, folders and databases with virtually no restrictions. All you'll need for that is a console or an SSH client on your end.