Secure Shell, commonly known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol employed to execute commands on a remote machine or to exchange data between a web server and a client. Due to the fact that the data exchanged by the 2 sides is encrypted, a third party won't be able to intercept it, which makes SSH a preferred means of controlling a hosting account. The commands which could be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared web server, for instance, the options are limited as you simply won't have root access to the website hosting server, so you may simply create/move/delete files, create and unpack archives, import and export databases, and so forth. They're all actions that are performed in the shared hosting account and do not need a higher level of access. By using a virtual or a dedicated server, you'll have the ability to install server-side software or to restart the web server or only a specific service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted with a command line, but if you don't employ a UNIX-like OS, there are a variety of applications for other OSs, you can employ to connect to the remote web server as well.

SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting

In case you have a shared hosting account with us and you want to manage your content remotely via SSH, you can easily receive SSH access to the account through your Hepsia Control Panel. If your plan doesn't provide this feature as standard, you could add it with a couple of clicks from the Upgrades menu. Within 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 can even pick what password you want to use, given that it doesn't have to be the same as the one for your account. We have prepared a lot of Help articles where you could find each of the commands that you will be able to use with a shared hosting plan, plus examples of how they are used. Additionally, if SSH access is permitted 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

SSH access is provided as standard with some of our semi-dedicated server packages, while with others you are able to add it via the hosting CP if needed - even only for the current month. Either way, you'll be able to activate and de-activate the function with only one mouse click through the SSH section of the Control Panel. In the same place, you'll see the server name, the port number and the username required to connect to our platform. You will also find a box where you may input the password that you'd like to use, since it does not need to be the same as the one you use to log into the Control Panel. For better security, you may also change it as frequently as you need. A complete list of the commands that can be performed inside a semi-dedicated account is available in our Knowledge Base, alongside the syntax and a number of instances. An extra function after SSH access is activated will be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP using any FTP client that supports this kind of connections.

SSH Telnet in VPS

When you acquire a new virtual private server from us, it'll provide full root access and you'll be able to connect to the server and to manage everything through an SSH console. The feature comes by default with all package deals, so you won't have to enable or upgrade anything. Your server will be set up shortly after you purchase it and the instant you get the Welcome e-mail with the login details, you may connect through the server’s main IP address and start working. Because the VPS is a software emulation of a dedicated server and is isolated from the other accounts within 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 the entire machine or any software running on it.