SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol that is used to connect to a server and perform different tasks through a command line. The protocol is used by many expert users, because the info transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access can be used for a variety of things based on the type of website hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for instance, SSH is one of the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file when the hosting server permits it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH can be used for just about everything - you can install software or restart certain services including the web server or the database server that 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 laptop or computer is working with a different Operating System as well. The connection is created on TCP port 22 by default and the remote web server always listens for incoming connections on that port although a number of service providers change it for security reasons.
SSH Telnet in Web Hosting
SSH access is available with all Linux web hosting which we provide. With some of them, it's featured by default, while with others it's an additional upgrade which you can add with a few clicks in your website hosting Control Panel. You may get SSH access from the section related to it where you can also find the information you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You can select the password which you shall use and, if necessary, you'll be able to modify it with a few mouse clicks from the same place. All of the commands that could be used with our shared packages are listed in a help article together with relevant instances. If the SSH access feature is allowed for your account, you will also be able to upload files through your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.
SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting
All our semi-dedicated server accounts offer the possibility to access and manage them via SSH. If the plan that you have selected comes with this function by default, you simply have to activate the SSH access feature using the corresponding section of the Hepsia Control Panel. If the function is listed as an optional upgrade, you can 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 instructional videos concerning the use of SSH commands to manage your account and a full list of the commands which you can perform alongside a number of examples to provide you with a better idea of what you can do. If SSH is active, you shall also be able to create an SFTP connection to the account and to upload data safely via any FTP application that supports the feature.
SSH Telnet in VPS Hosting
If you get a new virtual private server from us, it shall feature full root access and you'll be able to connect to the server and to handle everything via an SSH console. The feature is provided by default with all package deals, so you shall not have to allow or upgrade anything. Your web server shall be set up right after you order it and the moment you receive the Welcome e mail with the login information, you may connect via the server’s primary IP address and start working. Since the VPS is a software emulation of a dedicated server and is separated from the other accounts on the physical machine, there won't be any restrictions with regards to the commands you can use. You'll have full root access, so that you could set up and run any application which can work on a Linux machine, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot your entire machine or any software operating on it.