SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to transfer protected info between a client and a website hosting server, making it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any information. Many tech-savvy customers favor SSH due to the higher security level. The connection is made and the commands are sent using a command line. The accessible options depend on the type of hosting service - on a shared server, in particular, files can be transferred or deleted, databases may be imported and exported, and archives may be set up or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, the choices are considerably more - the web server and the database server may be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software may be set up plus much more. These things are not possible on a shared server, due to the fact that full root access is required and all the other customers on that server shall be affected. Although SSH is used predominantly with UNIX-like Operating Systems, there are SSH clients for other OSs too - Windows, Mac OS, etc.
SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting
When you have a shared hosting account with us and you'd like to handle your content remotely using SSH, you can easily get SSH access to the account via your Hepsia Control Panel. If your package does not include this feature by default, you could add it with a couple of mouse clicks through the Upgrades menu. Within 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 may also select what password you want to use, considering that it doesn't need to be the same as the one for your account. We have prepared several Help articles where you can find all the commands you will be able to use with a shared hosting plan, as well as examples of how they're used. Furthermore, 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 example.
SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server account with our company, you shall be able to receive SSH access to it with simply a mouse click from the corresponding section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with all accounts. If your plan does not support this function by default, you will be able to include it effortlessly through the Upgrades menu. Once you go to the SSH section, you shall find the info 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 at any time, if necessary. These login credentials are also required if you would like to upload files via a secure connection and you want to use SFTP, which is also part of the SSH access service that we provide. A detailed list of the commands you can perform shall offer you a better idea of what tasks you may perform inside your account and each one is accompanied by several instances of the syntax.
SSH Telnet in VPS Servers
If you purchase a new VPS server from us, it will come with full root access and you'll be able to connect to the server and to manage everything via an SSH console. The feature comes by default with all package deals, so you shall not need to enable or upgrade anything. Your web server shall be set up soon after you order it and as soon as you receive the Welcome email with the login details, you could connect via the server’s primary IP address and start working. Since 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 regarding the commands that you can use. You will have full root access, so that you could install and run any application that can work on a Linux server, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot your entire machine or any software running on it.