Secure Shell, better known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol used to execute commands on a remote web server or to exchange information between a web server and a client. Since the info exchanged by the 2 sides is protected, a third party won't be able to intercept it, which makes SSH an ideal means of controlling a hosting account. The commands that can be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared web server, for instance, the options are limited since you'll not have root access to the server, so you can only create/move/delete files, create and unpack archives, export and import databases, etc. They are all actions that are executed inside the shared hosting account and don't need a higher level of access. Through a virtual or a dedicated server, you shall have the ability to set up server-side software or to restart the server or only a specific service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted with a command line, but if you don't employ a UNIX-like Operating System, there are a variety of applications for other OSs, which you can employ to connect to the remote hosting server as well.

SSH Telnet in Shared Web Hosting

SSH access is available with all Linux shared web hosting services we offer. With some of them, it's included as standard, while with others it's an optional upgrade that you can include with a few clicks from your website hosting Control Panel. You may get SSH access from the section dedicated to it in which you will also find the details you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You could choose the password which you'll use and, if necessary, you'll be able to modify it with several mouse clicks from the same location. All the commands that could be used with our shared packages are listed inside a help article alongside relevant examples. If the SSH access feature is permitted for your account, you will also be able to upload files through your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you'll be able to receive SSH access to it with a mouse click from the corresponding section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, offered with all accounts. If your package does not support this feature by default, you shall be able to include it with ease via the Upgrades menu. After you go to the SSH section, you will discover the details which you need to connect to the server through a command line or a desktop application - the server/host, the port number, the username and the password. The latter could be updated at any time, if required. These login credentials are also needed if you want to upload files using a secure connection and you would like to use SFTP, which is also part of the SSH access service we provide. An extensive list of the commands which you can execute will offer you a better idea of what tasks you can perform inside your account and each is accompanied by several instances of the syntax.

SSH Telnet in VPS Hosting

The virtual private server plans we offer come with SSH access as standard, not as an optional upgrade or a function that you have to enable. Once your new server is prepared, you shall be able to connect and start working on your content through the login details you have entered throughout the order procedure. A copy of the SSH credentials will be sent to you via email as well. Because your VPS shall be isolated from the others on the physical server, there are no limitations as to what you can or can't do using SSH. You may download, install and manage any piece of software which will run on a Linux hosting server, reboot the entire server or just a specific software component, and work with files, folders and databases with no restrictions. All you will require for that is a console or an SSH client on your end.