SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol that's used to exchange encoded info between a client and a hosting server, which makes it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any data. Many tech-savvy clients choose SSH mainly because of the improved level of security. The connection is made and the commands are delivered using a command line. The available options depend on the type of web hosting service - on a shared server, for instance, files may be moved or deleted, databases can be imported and exported, and archives may be set up or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, your choices are a lot more - the web server and the database server could be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software could be set up plus much more. These things are not possible on a shared server, for the reason that full root access is needed and all the other customers on that server would be affected. Although SSH is employed predominantly with UNIX-like OSs, there are SSH clients for other OSs as well - Windows, Mac OS, etc.

SSH Telnet in Shared Web Hosting

SSH access may be enabled with a mouse click via the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux shared web hosting that you've selected provides this function as standard. If not, you may add it through the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it instantly. You will discover all the information and facts you need in the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username which you need to use, along with detailed Help articles in which we've listed all the commands you can use within the account and examples of the syntax which you have use. The SSH password can be changed from the same section anytime with a couple of mouse clicks. Assuming that SSH access is enabled, you will also be able to connect safely and securely through an FTP client as well. With an SFTP connection, all the files that you upload will go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

SSH access is offered by default with some of our semi-dedicated server packages, while with others you will be able to include it from the hosting CP if required - even only for the current month. Either way, you are able to activate and de-activate the function with a single mouse click from the SSH section of the Control Panel. In the same location, you will see the server name, the port number and the username required to connect to our platform. You shall also find a box where you can easily type the password that you would like to use, since it does not need to be the same as the one you use to log into the CP. For better security, you may also change it as often as you need. A full list of the commands which can be executed in a semi-dedicated account is provided in our Knowledge Base, together with the syntax and several examples. An extra function after SSH access is allowed shall be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP using any FTP client that supports this sort of connections.