SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol that is used to connect to a web server and conduct different tasks via a command line. The protocol is used by many expert users, as the info transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access may be employed for lots of things with regards to the type of web hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for example, SSH is one of several ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the server permits it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for pretty much everything - you could install software or restart specific services like the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is employed typically with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients that enable you to use the protocol if your PC is using a different OS too. The connection is created on TCP port 22 by default and the remote hosting server always listens for incoming connections on that port although lots of service providers change it for security reasons.
SSH Telnet in Shared Web Hosting
SSH access could be enabled with a mouse click via the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux shared web hosting package which you have selected comes with this function as standard. If not, you could add it via the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it straightaway. You'll discover all the info you need in the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username which you have to use, alongside detailed Help articles in which we've listed all of the commands which you can use in the account and examples of the syntax which you have use. The SSH password may be modified from the same section at any time with a couple of mouse clicks. Provided that SSH access is enabled, you shall also be able to connect safely through an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, each of the files you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.
SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You'll be able to connect to your semi-dedicated server account through SSH no matter which package you select when you sign up. With some packages, the function is included as standard, and with others, it can be added as an extra upgrade for as long as you need it. You will find the needed login details within the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all accounts - the host/server name, the port number and the login name. You could pick the password you'll use and if you want to, you can change it regularly with a couple of mouse clicks for even better security. You'll be able to see all the commands that you may use beforehand, because we have listed them alongside examples of how they are used so as to execute a certain task. As soon as SSH access to your semi-dedicated server account is enabled, you'll be able to use an FTP program and establish an SFTP connection.
SSH Telnet in VPS Hosting
The virtual private server offers we offer feature SSH access by default, not as a paid upgrade or a function that you must activate. As soon as your new server is prepared, you will be able to connect and begin working on your content through the login details that you have entered throughout the order procedure. A copy of the SSH credentials shall be sent to you via email as well. Since your VPS will be isolated from the other ones on the physical web server, there are no limitations regarding what you can or cannot do through SSH. You may download, install and manage any piece of software that will run on a Linux machine, reboot the whole server or only a particular software component, and work with files, folders and databases without any restrictions. All you will need for that is a console or an SSH client on your end.