SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to connect to a server and execute various tasks using a command line. The protocol is used by many experienced users, as the data transmitted over it is encrypted, so it can't be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access could be used for lots of things based on the type of Internet hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is one of several ways to import/export a database or to upload a file if the website hosting server allows it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH could be used for practically anything - you can install software or restart specific services such as the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is used typically with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients which enable you to employ the protocol if your PC is running a different OS too. The connection is established on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port though a number of providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Website Hosting

SSH access is provided with all website hosting we offer. With some of them, it is offered by default, while with others it's an optional upgrade you can include with a few clicks from your web hosting Control Panel. You can obtain SSH access through the section related to it in which you can also find the info that you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You will be able to select the password which you shall use and, if needed, you shall be able to modify it with a couple of clicks from the same spot. All commands which may be used with our shared packages are listed within a help article along with relevant examples. If the SSH access function is enabled for your account, you'll 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 provide you with the possibility to access and manage them using SSH. If the package you have picked includes this feature by default, you just have to activate the SSH access function using the corresponding section of the Hepsia Control Panel. If the feature is listed as an additional upgrade, you could quickly include it via the Add Services/Upgrades link in the Hepsia Control Panel and it shall be available within a minute. We have a lot of help articles and educational videos concerning the use of SSH commands to handle your account and a full list of the commands you can perform along with various examples to offer you a better understanding of what you could do. If SSH is enabled, you shall also be able to establish an SFTP connection to the account and to upload data safely through any FTP application which supports the feature.