Secure Shell, also known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol employed to execute commands on a remote web server or to exchange information between a web server and a client. As the data exchanged by the two sides is encrypted, a 3rd party simply cannot intercept it, which makes SSH a preferred means of managing a website hosting account. The commands which can be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared server, for example, the possibilities are limited since you shall not have root access to the server, so you can just create/move/delete files, create and unpack archives, import and export databases, and so forth. These are all actions which are performed inside the shared hosting account and don't need a higher level of access. Using a virtual or a dedicated server, you'll have the option to set up server-side software or to restart the machine or just a particular service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted via a command line, and if you don't employ a UNIX-like OS, there are tons of apps for other OSs, that you can use to connect to the remote web server as well.

SSH Telnet in Shared Website Hosting

SSH access could be permitted with a click from the Hepsia Control Panel if the shared website hosting plan that you have selected comes with this feature by default. If not, you can add it using the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it right away. You will find all the details which you need in the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username which you have to use, as well as thorough Help articles where we have listed each of the commands which you can use in the account and examples of the syntax that you have to use. The SSH password can be modified from the same section at any time with a few mouse clicks. Assuming that SSH access is enabled, you will also be able to connect safely through an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, each of the files that you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated server accounts provide the possibility to access and control them via SSH. If the plan you have picked includes this feature by default, you simply have to allow the SSH access feature using the corresponding section of the Hepsia CP. If the feature is listed as an additional upgrade, you may quickly include it through the Add Services/Upgrades link inside the Hepsia CP and it will be available within a minute. We have a number of help articles and video tutorials concerning the use of SSH commands to manage your account and an entire list of the commands you can perform together with a number of examples to provide you with a better perception of what you could do. If SSH is enabled, you will also be able to set up an SFTP connection to the account and to upload data safely and securely using any FTP app that supports the function.

SSH Telnet in VPS Servers

All our VPS server solutions include SSH access by default, so you shall not have to add any upgrades or enable anything - the second the server is set up and you receive its login info, you will be able to connect using its main IP address and the login credentials that you've chosen through the signup procedure. Because the VPS accounts include full root-level access, there are no restrictions with regards to the commands which you could run. Your server will be isolated from the other ones on the physical machine, so you shall be able to manage more or less everything using a command line, including server-side software installations and reboots. Thus, you'll be able to work with your files, databases and any applications which you install in a fast and safe way.