SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol that's used to connect to a web server and carry out different tasks via a command line. The protocol is used by many knowledgeable users, as the info transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access may be used for a variety of things depending on the type of web hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file if the website hosting server allows for it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH may be used for just about anything - you could install software or restart specific services like the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is used mainly with UNIX-like Platforms, but there are clients which allow you to employ the protocol if your personal computer is working with a different Operating System too. The connection is created on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port even though a number of providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Shared Website Hosting

SSH access may be enabled with a mouse click from the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux shared website hosting which you have picked offers this feature by default. If not, you can add it using the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it instantly. You'll discover all the details you need in the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username which you need to use, along with detailed Help articles in which we've listed the commands which you can use in the account and examples of the syntax which you have use. The SSH password could be modified from the same section at any time with several mouse clicks. Provided that SSH access is enabled, you will also be able to connect securely through an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, all the files that you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All our semi-dedicated server accounts provide the possibility to access and handle them via SSH. If the package deal that you've picked incorporates this function by default, you simply have to enable the SSH access feature via the corresponding section of the Hepsia CP. If the function is listed as an additional upgrade, you are able to quickly include it using the Add Services/Upgrades link inside the Hepsia CP and it shall be available within a minute. We have various help articles and video lessons concerning the use of SSH commands to manage your account and an entire list of the commands you can execute together with numerous examples to give you a better perception of what you could do. If SSH is active, you shall also be able to create an SFTP connection to the account and to upload data securely through any FTP application that supports the feature.