SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol that's used to connect to a web server and execute various tasks via a command line. The protocol is used by many knowledgeable users, as the info transmitted over it is encrypted, so it can't be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access may be employed for a lot of things with regards to the type of Internet hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for instance, SSH is one of several ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the server allows for it. When you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH can be used for virtually everything - you can install software or restart particular services including the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is employed typically with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients that enable you to use the protocol if your personal computer is using a different OS as well. The connection is made on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port although a lot of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting

In case you have a shared hosting account with our company and you'd like to deal with your content remotely via SSH, you can easily receive SSH access to the account through your Hepsia Control Panel. If your plan doesn't offer this feature as standard, you could add it with several clicks via the Upgrades menu. Inside the SSH section of the Control Panel, you'll see the host, the port number and the username you should use when you connect to the account. You can even pick what password you want to use, since it does not need to be the same as the one for your account. We've prepared many Help articles where you may find all of the commands that you will be able to use with a shared hosting package, plus examples of how they are used. Also, if SSH access is allowed for your account, you will be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection via a standard client such as FileZilla, for instance.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you'll be able to get SSH access to it with only a click from the corresponding section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, offered with all accounts. If your package doesn't support this function by default, you shall be able to include it with ease via the Upgrades menu. After you go to the SSH section, you shall discover the details you need to connect to the server using a command line or a desktop application - the server/host, the port number, the username and the password. The latter can be updated at any time, when required. These login credentials are also essential if you want to upload files using a secure connection and you wish to use SFTP, which is also part of the SSH access service which we offer. A thorough list of the commands you can execute shall give you a better idea of what tasks you may perform within your account and each is accompanied by a number of instances of the syntax.

SSH Telnet in VPS

If you obtain a new virtual private server from us, it shall offer full root access and you shall be able to connect to the server and to handle everything using an SSH console. The function comes as standard with all packages, so you shall not need to activate or upgrade anything. Your server shall be set up right after you purchase it and the minute you get the Welcome email with the login info, you may connect via the server’s main IP address and begin working. Given that the VPS is a software emulation of a dedicated server and is separated from the other accounts inside the physical machine, there will be no restrictions regarding the commands you can use. You will have full root access, so that you may install and run any application which can work on a Linux server, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot your entire machine or any software operating on it.