SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol that is used to connect to a web server and execute various tasks using a command line. The protocol is used by many experienced users, since the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it can't be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access can be used for a lot of things depending on the type of hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for instance, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the website hosting server permits it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH can be used for pretty much everything - you may install software or restart specific services like the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is employed mostly with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients that enable you to use the protocol if your computer is running a different Operating System too. The connection is created on TCP port 22 by default and the remote web server always listens for incoming connections on that port although a number of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Hosting

In case you have a cloud hosting account with our company and you want to handle your content remotely via SSH, you can easily receive SSH access to the account through your Hepsia Control Panel. If your package deal does not include this feature as standard, you can add it with several mouse clicks from the Upgrades menu. Within the SSH section of the Control Panel, you'll see the host, the port number and the username that you should use when you connect to the account. You can even pick what password you want to use, as it doesn't have to be the same as the one for the account. We've prepared many Help articles where you can find each of the commands that you'll be able to use with a shared hosting plan, as well as examples of how they're used. Furthermore, if SSH access is permitted for your account, you will be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection using a standard client like FileZilla, for example.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

SSH access is provided by default with some of our semi-dedicated server packages, while with others you are able to add it through the hosting CP if required - even only for the current month. In any case, you are able to activate and de-activate the feature with just one mouse click through the SSH section of the Control Panel. In the same place, you will find the server name, the port number and the username needed to connect to our platform. You will also find a box where you may type in the password you want to use, as it doesn't have to be the same as the one you use to log into the Control Panel. For better protection, you may also change it as much as you need. A full list of the commands which can be executed in a semi-dedicated account is available in our Knowledge Base, along with the syntax and a number of instances. An extra feature after SSH access is activated shall be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP through any FTP client that supports this type of connections.

SSH Telnet in VPS Servers

If you order a new VPS server from us, it shall come with full root access and you will be able to connect to the server and to handle everything through an SSH console. The feature is included as standard with all package deals, so you will not need to activate or upgrade anything. Your website hosting server will be set up shortly after you buy it and the minute you receive the Welcome email with the login information, you can connect via the server’s main IP address and begin working. Since the VPS is a software emulation of a dedicated server and is isolated from the other accounts on the physical machine, there'll be no restrictions with regards to the commands that you can use. You will have full root access, so that you may install and run any app which can work on a Linux machine, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot the whole machine or any software operating on it.