SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to connect to a web server and execute different tasks through a command line. The protocol is used by many expert users, due to the fact that the info transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access can be used for lots of things based on the type of web hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file when the website hosting server allows it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for practically everything - you can install software or restart specific services such as the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is employed primarily with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients that allow you to use the protocol if your computer system is running a different Operating System as well. The connection is established 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 Web Hosting

SSH access could be permitted with a mouse click from the Hepsia Control Panel if the web hosting that you've chosen includes this feature by default. If not, you can include it using the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it straightaway. You will find all the information you need within the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username that you have to use, as well as detailed Help articles in which we have listed all of the commands which you can use within the account and examples of the syntax that you have to use. The SSH password may be changed from the exact same section anytime with a few mouse clicks. Assuming that SSH access is enabled, you will also be able to connect securely using 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

All our semi-dedicated server accounts offer the possibility to access and manage them through SSH. If the package deal which you have picked includes this feature by default, you simply have to enable the SSH access feature via the corresponding section of the Hepsia CP. If the function is listed as an additional upgrade, you may quickly include it through the Add Services/Upgrades link in the Hepsia Control Panel and it will be available within a minute. We have a variety of help articles and educational videos about the use of SSH commands to handle your account and a whole list of the commands you can execute alongside numerous examples to offer you a better perception of what you can do. If SSH is enabled, you will also be able to create an SFTP connection to the account and to upload information securely via any FTP application which supports the function.