SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to connect to a server and conduct various tasks using a command line. The protocol is employed by many expert users, since the data transmitted over it is encrypted, so it can't be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access could be employed for a lot of things with regards to the type of hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the website hosting server allows it. When you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for pretty much anything - you could install software or restart specific services such as the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is used typically with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients which allow you to use the protocol if your computer is running a different Operating System as well. The connection is made on TCP port 22 by default and the remote hosting server always listens for incoming connections on that port although a number of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Website Hosting

SSH access is featured with all website hosting plans we provide. With some of them, it's provided as standard, while with others it's an optional upgrade that you can add with a few clicks from your website hosting CP. You can obtain SSH access through the section dedicated to it in which you will also find the information which you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You will be able to pick the password which you'll use and, if necessary, you shall be able to change it with a couple of clicks from the same place. All of the commands that could be used with our shared plans are listed inside a help article together with relevant examples. If the SSH access function is enabled for your account, you will also be able to upload files using your preferred FTP client via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated server accounts offer the possibility to access and control them using SSH. If the package that you have picked includes this feature by default, you simply have to activate the SSH access feature via the corresponding section of the Hepsia CP. If the function is listed as an optional upgrade, you could quickly add it via the Add Services/Upgrades link within the Hepsia CP and it will be available within a minute. We have a variety of help articles and instructional videos concerning the use of SSH commands to manage your account and a full list of the commands that you can carry out along with a number of examples to provide you with a better idea of what you could do. If SSH is active, you'll also be able to create an SFTP connection to the account and to upload information safely via any FTP application which supports the function.