SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol that is used to exchange encoded info between a client and a server, making it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any data. Many tech-savvy customers choose SSH mainly because of the higher level of security. The connection is created and the commands are sent via a command line. The offered options depend on the type of web hosting service - on a shared server, for instance, files could be moved or deleted, databases can be imported and exported, and archives can be set up or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, the choices are significantly more - the web server and the database server may be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software could be set up and more. These things are not possible on a shared server, since full root access is needed and all the other clients on that server would be affected. While SSH is used predominantly with UNIX-like OSs, there are SSH clients for other OSs as well - Windows, Mac OS, etc.

SSH Telnet in Web Hosting

SSH access can be allowed with a mouse click via the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux web hosting that you've selected includes this function by default. If not, you can include it through the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it at once. You'll discover all the information that you need within the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username which you have to use, as well as detailed Help articles in which we've listed the commands that you can use inside the account and examples of the syntax you have to use. The SSH password could be changed from the same section anytime with several mouse clicks. Assuming that SSH access is enabled, you'll also be able to connect safely and securely using an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, all the files you upload will go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

SSH access is included by default with some of our semi-dedicated server packages, while with others you are able to include it from the hosting Control Panel if needed - even just for the current month. In either case, you are able to activate and de-activate the feature with one mouse click through the SSH section of the CP. In the same spot, you'll see the server name, the port number and the username needed to connect to our platform. You will also find a box where you can input the password that you'd like to use, because it doesn't have to be the same as the one you use to log into the CP. For better security, you can also change it as frequently as you want. A full list of the commands that can be executed inside a semi-dedicated account is supplied in our Knowledge Base, together with the syntax and a couple of instances. An extra function after SSH access is activated shall be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP using any FTP client which supports this sort of connections.

SSH Telnet in VPS Servers

You will be able to use SSH to control your content irrespective of which VPS plans you select when you sign up, since all our packages come with this function as standard. You won't need to add or enable anything by hand - as soon as your web server is ready and you get the Welcome e mail with the login credentials, you may connect and start working on your sites or any software that you would like to set up and run on the machine. You shall have root-level access to the VPS and since the account will be isolated from all of the other accounts within the physical hosting server, you shall be able to do anything you want without any restrictions. You'll be able to set up any app that you need and which will work on a Linux-based machine, restart any software server (web, database, game, media, etc.) and manage your files and databases quickly and easily.