SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to connect to a web server and execute different tasks using a command line. The protocol is used by many skilled 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 employed for a number of things with regards to the type of website 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 for it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH can be used for virtually anything - you can install software or restart particular services like the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is employed mainly with UNIX-like Systems, but there are clients which permit you to employ the protocol if your computer system is using a different OS 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 lot of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Website Hosting

SSH access is provided with all website hosting services that we offer. With some of them, it's included by default, while with others it's an additional upgrade which you can add with several mouse clicks from your website hosting Control Panel. You can obtain SSH access from the section dedicated to it in which you can also find the information you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You could pick the password which you will use and, if required, you will be able to modify it with a few mouse clicks from the same location. All of the commands which can be used with our shared packages are listed in a help article together with relevant examples. If the SSH access feature is permitted for your account, you will also be able to upload files through your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

SSH access is available by default with some of our semi-dedicated server plans, while with others you can include it from the hosting Control Panel if needed - even just for the current month. In any case, you can activate and de-activate the feature with one click via the SSH section of the CP. In the same spot, you'll see the server name, the port number and the username needed to connect to our platform. You'll also find a box where you could input the password that you'd like to use, because it doesn't need to be the same as the one you use to log into the Control Panel. For better security, you can also change it as much as you want. The full list of the commands which can be executed within a semi-dedicated account is supplied in our Knowledge Base, alongside the syntax and a couple of examples. An extra feature after SSH access is activated will be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP through any FTP client which supports this kind of connections.

SSH Telnet in VPS

The virtual private server packages that we offer include SSH access by default, not as an optional upgrade or a feature which you have to activate. As soon as your new server is ready, you'll be able to connect and begin working on your content through the login details which you have entered throughout the order procedure. A copy of the SSH credentials will be sent to you via email too. Because your VPS will be isolated from the other ones on the physical web server, there are no limitations as to what you can or can't do via SSH. You can download, set up and manage any piece of software that will run on a Linux server, reboot the entire server or only a specific software component, and work with files, folders and databases without restrictions. All you'll need for that is a console or an SSH client on your end.