SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to exchange encrypted information between a client and a server, making it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any information. Many tech-savvy users opt for SSH because of the improved security level. The connection is established and the commands are delivered via a command line. The available options depend on the type of Internet hosting service - on a shared server, in particular, files can be relocated or deleted, databases could be imported and exported, and archives can be set up or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, your choices are significantly more - the web server and the database server can be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software could be set up and a lot more. These things aren't possible on a shared server, due to the fact that full root access is needed and all the other clients on that server would be affected. Even though SSH is used largely with UNIX-like OSs, there are SSH clients for other OSs too - Windows, Mac OS, etc.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Hosting

SSH access could be allowed with a mouse click via the Hepsia Control Panel if the cloud plan which you have selected comes with this feature by default. If not, you may add it using the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it right away. You will find all the info which you need within the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username that you need to use, along with detailed Help articles where we have listed each of the commands you can use within the account and examples of the syntax which you have use. The SSH password could be changed from the same section anytime with a couple of mouse clicks. Provided that SSH access is enabled, you'll also be able to connect safely through an FTP client as well. With an SFTP connection, each of the files you upload will go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you will be able to get SSH access to it with just a click from the corresponding section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, offered with all accounts. If your plan does not support this feature by default, you shall be able to include it easily through the Upgrades menu. After you go to the SSH section, you will discover the details that you need to connect to the server via a command line or a desktop application - the server/host, the port number, the username and the password. The latter could be updated anytime, if necessary. These login credentials are also essential if you'd like to upload files using a secure connection and you would like to use SFTP, which is also part of the SSH access service which we offer. A thorough list of the commands which you can execute shall provide you with a better idea of what tasks you could perform inside your account and each is accompanied by a number of instances of the syntax.