Secure Shell, better known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol employed to execute commands on a remote machine or to exchange information between a hosting server and a client. Since the info exchanged by the two sides is encrypted, a third party won't be able to intercept it, which makes SSH a favorite means of controlling a web hosting account. The commands that may be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared server, for instance, the options are limited as you'll not have root access to the hosting server, so you may only create/move/delete files, set up and unpack archives, export and import databases, and so on. They are all actions which are executed inside the shared hosting account and don't need a higher level of access. With a virtual or a dedicated server, you will have the ability to install server-side software or to restart the web server or only a specific service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted via a command line, but if you don't employ a UNIX-like OS, there are plenty of applications for other OSs, you can use to connect to the remote hosting server as well.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Web Hosting

If the cloud web hosting package which you’ve picked during the signup procedure offers SSH access as standard, you will be able to activate this feature with just a click within your Hepsia CP. In case you have picked a different plan, the SSH access function could be added using the Upgrades menu and it'll become available right away. All the details you need to connect shall be conveniently listed within the SSH section of the Control Panel - the hostname, the username and the port number. You can even set what password to use from the same location and you shall be able to change it at any time. All of the commands which are permitted are listed within the Help articles that we have prepared for you, together with examples of the syntax which you have to use. An additional advantage of permitting SSH access to your account is that you'll be able to upload files via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated server accounts offer the possibility to access and control them via SSH. If the plan which you have selected incorporates this function by default, you just need to enable the SSH access function through the corresponding section of the Hepsia CP. If the function is listed as an optional upgrade, you may quickly include it via the Add Services/Upgrades link inside the Hepsia Control Panel and it shall be available within a minute. We have a variety of help articles and video tutorials concerning the use of SSH commands to handle your account and a full list of the commands you can carry out alongside various examples to provide you with a better idea of what you could do. If SSH is active, you'll also be able to set up an SFTP connection to the account and to upload information safely via any FTP application that supports the feature.

SSH Telnet in VPS Servers

You shall be able to use SSH to control your content regardless which VPS servers you select when you sign up, as all of our packages provide this feature by default. You will not need to include or allow anything manually - the moment your website hosting server is ready and you get the Welcome e-mail with the login details, you could connect and start working on your Internet sites or any software that you want to install and run on the server. You shall have root-level access to the VPS and since the account will be separated from all of the other accounts inside the physical hosting server, you will be able to do anything you'd like with no restrictions. You'll be able to install any app you need and that shall run on a Linux-based server, restart any software server (web, database, game, media, etc.) and handle your files and databases efficiently.