SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to connect to a server and carry out various tasks via a command line. The protocol is preferred by many experienced users, as the data transmitted over it is encrypted, so it can't be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access could be used for a variety of things based on the type of Internet hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is one of the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file if the website hosting server allows for it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH can be used for just about everything - you may install software or restart specific services such as the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is used primarily with UNIX-like Platforms, but there are clients that allow you to use the protocol if your computer system is using a different Operating System as well. The connection is established on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port even though lots of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Website Hosting

SSH access is offered with all website hosting packages that we offer. With some of them, it's offered as standard, while with others it is an optional upgrade which you can add with a couple of mouse clicks from your website hosting CP. You could get SSH access through the section dedicated to it in which you shall also find the info that you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You could pick the password that you shall use and, if required, you shall be able to change it with a few mouse clicks from the same location. All commands which could be used with our shared packages are listed inside a help article along with relevant instances. If the SSH access function is allowed for your account, you shall also be able to upload files using your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All our semi-dedicated server accounts provide you with the possibility to access and control them using SSH. If the plan you have selected comes with this function by default, you just need to activate the SSH access feature using the corresponding section of the Hepsia Control Panel. If the feature is listed as an additional upgrade, you can quickly add it via the Add Services/Upgrades link inside the Hepsia CP and it shall be available within a minute. We have various 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 alongside a number of examples to give you a better perception of what you could do. If SSH is enabled, you'll also be able to establish an SFTP connection to the account and to upload files safely and securely via any FTP application that supports the feature.

SSH Telnet in VPS Hosting

The virtual private server offers that we offer come with SSH access by default, not as an additional upgrade or a function which you have to activate. As soon as your new server is prepared, you will be able to connect and start working on your content via the login details that you have entered during the order process. A copy of the SSH credentials will be sent to you via email too. Since your VPS will be isolated from the others on the physical web server, there are no limitations as to what you can or can't do through SSH. You could download, set up and manage any piece of software that will run on a Linux hosting server, reboot your entire server or simply a particular software component, and work with files, folders and databases without any restrictions. All you will need for that is a console or an SSH client on your end.