SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to connect to a server and execute different tasks using a command line. The protocol is preferred by many knowledgeable users, since the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access can be employed for lots of things with regards to the type of Internet hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for instance, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the website hosting server permits it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH may be used for pretty much everything - you can install software or restart specific services such as the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is used mainly with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients that allow you to employ the protocol if your computer is running a different Operating System too. The connection is created on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port although a number of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Hosting

SSH access can be allowed with a mouse click through the Hepsia Control Panel if the hosting that you have selected offers this function by default. If not, you can add it using the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it immediately. You will discover all the details that you need in the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username that you need to use, alongside detailed Help articles where we have listed all the commands which you can use inside the account and examples of the syntax you have to use. The SSH password may be changed from the same section at any time with several clicks. Assuming that SSH access is enabled, you'll also be able to connect securely using an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, all of the files which 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 handle them through SSH. If the package that you've chosen includes this feature by default, you just have to enable the SSH access function using the corresponding section of the Hepsia Control Panel. If the function is listed as an additional upgrade, you are able to quickly add it via the Add Services/Upgrades link in the Hepsia Control Panel and it shall be available within a minute. We have various help articles and educational videos regarding the use of SSH commands to manage your account and an entire list of the commands which you can perform together with numerous examples to offer you a better idea of what you could do. If SSH is active, you will also be able to establish an SFTP connection to the account and to upload files safely and securely through any FTP application that supports the feature.