SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol used to connect to a web server and execute various tasks through a command line. The protocol is popular with many experienced users, as the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it may not be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access can be employed for a number of things with regards to the type of Internet hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the web server allows for it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH may be used for just about anything - you may install software or restart specific services such as the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is employed mostly with UNIX-like Platforms, but there are clients that permit you to employ the protocol if your computer system is using a different Operating System too. The connection is made on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port though a number of providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Hosting

SSH access could be enabled with a click from the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux cloud hosting package which you have chosen includes this feature by default. If not, you may include it through the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it instantly. You'll find all the information you need inside the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username which you need to use, as well as detailed Help articles in which we have listed the commands which you can use within the account and examples of the syntax you have to use. The SSH password may be changed from the same section anytime with a couple of mouse clicks. So long as SSH access is enabled, you shall also be able to connect safely via an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, all of the files which you upload will go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

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