SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to connect to a web server and conduct different tasks using a command line. The protocol is used by many knowledgeable users, since the data transmitted over it is encrypted, so it can't be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access can be employed for a variety of things with regards to the type of hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is one of several ways to import/export a database or to upload a file if the web server permits it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for virtually anything - you can install software or restart particular services including the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is employed typically with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients that permit you to use the protocol if your computer is running a different OS as well. The connection is established on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port though a lot of providers change it for security reasons.
SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting
If the shared hosting package which you’ve selected throughout the signup procedure provides SSH access as standard, you shall be able to activate this function with a mouse click within your Hepsia Control Panel. If you've chosen a different package, the SSH access function can be added via the Upgrades menu and it shall become available instantly. The information that you need to connect will be conveniently listed inside the SSH section of the Control Panel - the hostname, the username and the port number. You could also set what password to use from the same location and you shall be able to modify it at any time. All the commands that are allowed are listed in the Help articles which we have prepared for you, along with examples of the syntax which you must use. An additional advantage of enabling SSH access to your account is that you will be able to upload files via an SFTP connection.
SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers
All our semi-dedicated server accounts provide the possibility to access and manage them through SSH. If the package that you've chosen incorporates this feature by default, you just need to allow the SSH access function using the corresponding section of the Hepsia CP. If the function is listed as an optional upgrade, you can quickly add it via the Add Services/Upgrades link inside the Hepsia Control Panel and it shall be available within a minute. We have a number of help articles and educational videos concerning the use of SSH commands to handle your account and a full list of the commands which you can perform alongside a number of examples to give you a better understanding of what you could do. If SSH is enabled, you'll also be able to create an SFTP connection to the account and to upload files safely through any FTP application that supports the feature.
SSH Telnet in VPS Servers
If you buy a new VPS server from our company, it will offer full root access and you shall be able to connect to the server and to control everything through an SSH console. The feature is provided as standard with all packages, so you shall not need to allow or upgrade anything. Your hosting server will be set up right after you purchase it and as soon as you receive the Welcome email with the login info, you can connect through the server’s main IP address and begin working. Given that the VPS is a software emulation of a dedicated server and is separated from the other accounts within the physical machine, there will be no restrictions with regards to the commands you can use. You shall have full root access, so that you could set up and run any application that can work on a Linux web server, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot your entire machine or any software running on it.