SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol that's used to connect to a web server and carry out different tasks through a command line. The protocol is employed by many experienced users, since the data transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access could be employed for lots of things with regards to the type of Internet hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is one of the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file when the website hosting server allows it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for practically anything - you can install software or restart specific services such as the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is used mainly with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients that enable you to use the protocol if your personal computer is working with a different OS as well. The connection is made 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 Hosting

SSH access may be permitted with a mouse click through the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux hosting package that you have chosen provides this feature by default. If not, you may add it via the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it straightaway. You'll find all the information and facts you need within the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username that you need to use, alongside thorough Help articles where we have listed the commands you can use inside the account and examples of the syntax you have to use. The SSH password can be modified from the very same section anytime with a few clicks. Provided that SSH access is enabled, you'll also be able to connect safely and securely via an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, all the files which you upload will go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

SSH access is provided as standard with some of our semi-dedicated server packages, while with others you can include it via the hosting CP if needed - even just for the current month. In any case, you could activate and de-activate the feature with one click from the SSH section of the CP. In the same place, you will discover the server name, the port number and the username needed to connect to our platform. You will also find a box where you can enter the password which you want to use, as it doesn't have to be the same as the one you use to log into the Control Panel. For better security, you could also change it as often as you require. The full list of the commands that can be performed inside a semi-dedicated account is supplied in our Knowledge Base, together with the syntax and a few instances. An extra function after SSH access is allowed will be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP using any FTP client that supports this sort of connections.