Secure Shell, better known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol used to execute commands on a remote hosting server or to exchange data between a website hosting server and a client. As the info exchanged by the 2 sides is protected, a 3rd party can't intercept it, which makes SSH an ideal means of controlling a website hosting account. The commands which could be executed are determined by the type of hosting service. On a shared hosting server, in particular, the options are limited because you shall not have root access to the server, so you can just create/move/delete files, set up and unpack archives, export and import databases, etc. They are all actions which are executed within the shared hosting account and don't require a higher level of access. Through a virtual or a dedicated server, you shall be able to set up server-side software or to restart the machine or just a particular service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted via a command line, but if you don't employ a UNIX-like OS, there are a variety of apps for other OSs, you can use to connect to the remote hosting server as well.

SSH Telnet in Website Hosting

When you have a website hosting account with us and you'd like to deal with your content remotely through SSH, you could obtain SSH access to the account through your Hepsia Control Panel. If your package does not include this feature as standard, you can add it with a few mouse clicks from the Upgrades menu. In the SSH section of the Control Panel, you'll see the host, the port number and the username that you should use when you connect to the account. You may also choose what password you would want to use, since it does not need to be the same as the one for the account. We have prepared a number of Help articles in which you could find all of the commands you will be able to use with a shared hosting package, along with examples of how they're used. In addition, if SSH access is allowed for your account, you'll be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection using a standard client such as FileZilla, for instance.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All our semi-dedicated server accounts offer the possibility to access and handle them using SSH. If the package you have picked incorporates this feature by default, you just have to activate the SSH access feature using the corresponding section of the Hepsia Control Panel. If the function is listed as an additional upgrade, you are able to quickly include it via the Add Services/Upgrades link within the Hepsia CP and it'll be available within a minute. We have various help articles and video lessons about the use of SSH commands to manage your account and an entire list of the commands that you can carry out along with several examples to offer you a better idea of what you could do. If SSH is active, you will also be able to establish an SFTP connection to the account and to upload information safely using any FTP application that supports the function.

SSH Telnet in VPS Web Hosting

If you buy a new virtual private server from us, it will come with full root access and you shall be able to connect to the server and to manage everything via an SSH console. The feature is included by default with all packages, so you will not need to activate or upgrade anything. Your website hosting server will be set up right after you get it and the minute you get the Welcome email with the login information, you could connect through the server’s primary IP address and start working. Given that 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 in terms of the commands that you can use. You shall have full root access, so that you may 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.