Secure Shell, commonly known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol employed to execute commands on a remote machine or to exchange data between a web server and a client. Because the information exchanged by the 2 sides is encoded, a 3rd party can't intercept it, which makes SSH a preferred means of handling a web hosting account. The commands that may be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared server, for example, the alternatives are limited since you simply won't have root access to the machine, so you may just create/move/delete files, set up and unpack archives, export and import databases, etcetera. These are all actions which are performed in the shared hosting account and do not need a higher level of access. Using a virtual or a dedicated server, you'll have the ability to set up server-side software or to restart the hosting server or only a certain service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted through a command line, and if you don't employ a UNIX-like OS, there are a lot of apps for other OSs, which you can use to connect to the remote web server as well.

SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting

SSH access is featured with all shared plans that we provide. With some of them, it's provided as standard, while with others it's an additional upgrade that you can include with several clicks in your website hosting Control Panel. You can get SSH access through the section related to it where you can also find the info which you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You will be able to select the password that you shall use and, if necessary, you will be able to modify it with a few mouse clicks from the same place. All the commands that may be used with our shared packages are listed in a help article together with relevant examples. If the SSH access feature is allowed for your account, you'll also be able to upload files using your preferred FTP client via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated server accounts provide you with the possibility to access and handle them via SSH. If the package that you've selected comes with this feature by default, you just need to activate the SSH access feature using the corresponding section of the Hepsia Control Panel. If the feature is listed as an additional upgrade, you may quickly add it through the Add Services/Upgrades link within the Hepsia Control Panel and it'll be available within a minute. We have numerous help articles and educational videos regarding the use of SSH commands to handle your account and a whole list of the commands that you can perform along with various examples to offer you a better idea of what you could do. If SSH is enabled, you will also be able to establish an SFTP connection to the account and to upload files safely and securely through any FTP app that supports the function.