Secure Shell, also known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol used to execute commands on a remote web server or to exchange info between a hosting server and a client. As the data exchanged by the 2 sides is encoded, a 3rd party can't intercept it, which makes SSH a favorite means of controlling a web hosting account. The commands that can be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared web server, for example, the possibilities are limited since you'll not have root access to the website hosting server, so you may simply create/move/delete files, create and unpack archives, export and import databases, and so on. These are all actions which are carried out within the shared hosting account and don't require a higher level of access. By using a virtual or a dedicated server, you will have the option to install server-side software or to restart the machine or just a specific service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted via a command line, but if you do not use a UNIX-like OS, there are a variety of apps for other OSs, that you can employ to connect to the remote server as well.

SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting

If you have a shared hosting account with our company and you want to handle your content remotely using SSH, you may get SSH access to the account using your Hepsia Control Panel. If your package deal doesn't provide this feature as standard, you can add it with a couple of mouse clicks from the Upgrades menu. Within the SSH section of the CP, you shall see the host, the port number and the username that you need to use when you connect to the account. You may also select what password you would like to use, considering that it doesn't have to be the same as the one for your account. We have prepared numerous Help articles in which you can find all the commands that you will be able to use with a shared hosting package, plus examples of how they are used. Furthermore, if SSH access is enabled for your account, you'll be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection via a standard client such as FileZilla, for instance.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All our semi-dedicated server accounts provide you with the possibility to access and handle them via SSH. If the package deal you have chosen includes this function by default, you simply need to allow the SSH access function via the corresponding section of the Hepsia CP. If the feature is listed as an additional upgrade, you could quickly add it through the Add Services/Upgrades link in the Hepsia CP and it will be available within a minute. We have a lot of help articles and instructional videos about the use of SSH commands to manage your account and a whole list of the commands which you can execute along with a number of examples to give you a better understanding of what you could do. If SSH is enabled, you shall also be able to establish an SFTP connection to the account and to upload data securely via any FTP application which supports the feature.

SSH Telnet in VPS

The virtual private server offers which we offer come with SSH access by default, not as a paid upgrade or a function which you must enable. The moment your new server is ready, you'll be able to connect and begin working on your content using the login details you have entered during the order process. A copy of the SSH credentials shall be sent to you via email as well. Because your VPS shall be isolated from the other ones on the physical web server, there are no limitations as to what you can or cannot do via SSH. You may download, install and manage any piece of software that'll run on a Linux hosting server, reboot the whole server or only a particular software component, and work with files, folders and databases without any restrictions. All you'll require for that is a console or an SSH client on your end.