SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to connect to a server and conduct different tasks through a command line. The protocol is preferred by many knowledgeable users, as the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it may not be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access can be employed for a lot of things depending on the type of web hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for example, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the server permits it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for virtually anything - you could install software or restart particular services including the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is used primarily with UNIX-like Systems, but there are clients which permit you to employ the protocol if your computer system is using a different OS too. The connection is established on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port although many service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting

When you have a shared hosting account with us and you'd like to deal with your content remotely using SSH, you can receive SSH access to the account through your Hepsia Control Panel. If your package doesn't include this feature as standard, you can add it with several mouse clicks via the Upgrades menu. Inside the SSH section of the Control Panel, you shall see the host, the port number and the username that you need to use when you connect to the account. You can even pick what password you would like to use, as it doesn't need to be the same as the one for your account. We've prepared numerous Help articles in which you can easily find all the commands that you'll be able to use with a shared hosting plan, as well as examples of how they're used. Moreover, if SSH access is enabled for your account, you will be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection via a standard client such as FileZilla, for instance.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated server accounts provide the possibility to access and handle them using SSH. If the package you have selected incorporates this function by default, you just have to activate the SSH access function via the corresponding section of the Hepsia Control Panel. If the function is listed as an optional upgrade, you are able to quickly add it using the Add Services/Upgrades link inside the Hepsia CP and it shall be available within a minute. We have a variety of help articles and video tutorials about the use of SSH commands to handle your account and an entire list of the commands which you can execute along with numerous examples to provide you with a better perception of what you can do. If SSH is active, you will also be able to establish an SFTP connection to the account and to upload information securely via any FTP app which supports the feature.

SSH Telnet in VPS Servers

You will be able to use SSH to handle your content irrespective of which VPS hosting plans you choose when you sign up, due to the fact that all of our plans include this feature as standard. You won't need to include or activate anything manually - as soon as your website hosting server is ready and you get the Welcome email with the login details, you'll be able to connect and begin working on your websites or any software that you would like to install and run on the machine. You shall have root-level access to the VPS and due to the fact that the account will be separated from all of the other accounts on the physical hosting server, you shall be able to do anything you would like with no restrictions. You could set up any app you require and which shall work on a Linux-based server, reboot any software server (web, database, game, media, etc.) and work with your files and databases quickly and easily.