Secure Shell, commonly known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol employed to execute commands on a remote machine or to exchange info between a website hosting server and a client. As the info exchanged by the 2 sides is encoded, a 3rd party can't intercept it, which makes SSH a favored means of controlling a website hosting account. The commands that may be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared hosting server, in particular, the alternatives are limited as you'll not have root access to the server, so you can simply create/move/delete files, create and unpack archives, import and export databases, and so on. They're all actions which are performed in the shared hosting account and don't need a higher level of access. With a virtual or a dedicated server, you shall be able to install server-side software or to restart the hosting server or only a certain service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted via a command line, and if you do not use a UNIX-like Operating System, there are a variety of applications for other OSs, that you can employ to connect to the remote server as well.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Hosting

If you have a cloud hosting account with our company and you want to manage your content remotely through SSH, you can easily obtain SSH access to the account using your Hepsia Control Panel. If your plan doesn't come with this feature as standard, you can add it with several clicks through the Upgrades menu. Inside the SSH section of the CP, you shall see the host, the port number and the username that you should use when you connect to the account. You can even choose what password you want to use, as it does not have to be the same as the one for the account. We have prepared many Help articles in which you could find all the commands that you'll be able to use with a shared hosting package, plus examples of how they're used. Furthermore, if SSH access is permitted for your account, you shall be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection by using a standard client like FileZilla, for instance.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

SSH access is included as standard with some of our semi-dedicated server packages, while with others you will be able to include it through the hosting Control Panel if required - even only for the current month. In any case, you'll be able to activate and de-activate the function with only one mouse click from the SSH section of the CP. In the same place, you will find the server name, the port number and the username needed to connect to our platform. You shall also find a box in which you could enter the password that you would like to use, because it doesn't have to be the same as the one you use to log into the CP. For better protection, you can also change it as frequently as you need. A full list of the commands which can be performed in a semi-dedicated account is available in our Knowledge Base, together with the syntax and several examples. An extra function after SSH access is enabled will be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP through any FTP client which supports this type of connections.

SSH Telnet in VPS Web Hosting

If you order a new virtual private server from our company, it'll offer full root access and you shall be able to connect to the server and to control everything through an SSH console. The feature is included as standard with all package deals, so you won't have to enable or upgrade anything. Your website hosting server will be set up right after you order it and the instant you get the Welcome email with the login information, you can connect through the server’s main IP address and start 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'll be no restrictions in terms of the commands which you can use. You will have full root access, so that you can install and run any application which can work on a Linux machine, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot your entire machine or any software operating on it.