SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to connect to a web server and conduct different tasks through a command line. The protocol is popular with many skilled users, because the data transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access may be employed for a variety 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 website hosting server allows it. When you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH can be used for just about anything - you can install software or restart specific services including the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is used mainly with UNIX-like Systems, but there are clients that enable you to employ the protocol if your PC is working with a different OS too. The connection is made on TCP port 22 by default and the remote hosting server always listens for incoming connections on that port even though a number of providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Hosting

SSH access can be permitted with a mouse click via the Hepsia Control Panel if the cloud hosting plan you have picked comes with this feature as standard. If not, you could add it through the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it immediately. You will discover all the information and facts which you need in the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username that you need to use, along with comprehensive Help articles where we've listed the commands that you can use within the account and examples of the syntax you have to use. The SSH password can be changed from the very same section at any time with a few mouse clicks. So long as SSH access is enabled, you will also be able to connect safely via an FTP client as well. With an SFTP connection, all the files you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

SSH access is included by default with some of our semi-dedicated server solutions, while with others you can include it from the hosting Control Panel if required - even only for the current month. In either case, you'll be able to activate and de-activate the feature with a single click via the SSH section of the CP. In the same spot, you will discover the server name, the port number and the username needed to connect to our platform. You will also find a box in which you could input the password that you'd like to use, as it does not need to be the same as the one you use to log into the Control Panel. For better protection, you could also change it as much as you want. The full list of the commands that can be executed within a semi-dedicated account is supplied in our Knowledge Base, together with the syntax and a number of examples. An extra feature after SSH access is enabled will be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP through any FTP client which supports such connections.