SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol that is used to connect to a web server and carry out various tasks using a command line. The protocol is used by many skilled users, due to the fact that the info transmitted over it is encrypted, so it may not be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access could be used for a number of things depending on 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 hosting server allows it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH can be used for pretty much everything - you could install software or restart particular services such as the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is used primarily with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients that allow you to employ the protocol if your laptop or computer is using a different OS too. The connection is established on TCP port 22 by default and the remote web server always listens for incoming connections on that port although lots of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Shared Website Hosting

If you have a shared website hosting account with our company and you would like to handle your content remotely using SSH, you can easily get SSH access to the account through your Hepsia Control Panel. If your package does not include this feature by default, you can add it with a couple of mouse clicks through the Upgrades menu. Inside the SSH section of the CP, you shall see the host, the port number and the username you should use when you connect to the account. You could also choose what password you want to use, considering that it does not have to be the same as the one for your account. We have prepared several 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're used. Moreover, if SSH access is permitted for your account, you shall be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection using a standard client such as FileZilla, for example.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

You shall be able to connect to your semi-dedicated server account via SSH regardless of which plan you pick when you sign up. With some packages, the function is included as standard, while with others, it can be added as an optional upgrade for as long as you need it. You will find the necessary login details in the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all accounts - the host/server name, the port number and the login name. You could select the password that you will use and if you want to, you may change it constantly with a few mouse clicks for even higher security. You shall be able to see all the commands that you can use upfront, because we've listed all of them alongside examples of how they are used to accomplish a specific task. Once SSH access to your semi-dedicated server account is enabled, you shall be able to use an FTP program and establish an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in VPS Servers

All our VPS server offers include SSH access as standard, so you won't need to add any upgrades or activate anything - the moment the server is set up and you receive its login info, you shall be able to connect via its primary IP address and the login credentials that you have chosen during the signup process. Because the VPS accounts feature full root-level access, there aren't any restrictions in terms of the commands that you can run. Your server shall be isolated from the other ones on the physical machine, so you shall be able to manage just about everything using a command line, including server-side software installations and reboots. In this way, you can work with your files, databases and any applications that you install in a fast and protected way.