SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to exchange protected information between a client and a website hosting server, making it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any data. Many tech-savvy customers opt for SSH mainly because of the higher security level. The connection is established and the commands are sent via a command line. The accessible options depend on the type of web hosting service - on a shared server, in particular, files could be moved or deleted, databases could be imported and exported, and archives can be created or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, your options are considerably more - the web server and the database server could be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software can be installed plus much more. These things aren't possible on a shared server, because full root access is required and all the other clients on that server shall be affected. Although SSH is employed primarily with UNIX-like OSs, there are SSH clients for other OSs too - Windows, Mac OS, and so on.
SSH Telnet in Shared Website Hosting
In case you have a shared website hosting account with us and you want to handle your content remotely using SSH, you can easily obtain SSH access to the account using your Hepsia Control Panel. If your plan does not offer this feature by default, you could add it with a couple of clicks through the Upgrades menu. Inside the SSH section of the Control Panel, you'll see the host, the port number and the username that you should use when you connect to the account. You can also pick what password you would like to use, considering that it doesn't have to be the same as the one for your account. We've prepared a number of Help articles in which you can find all of the commands that you'll be able to use with a shared hosting plan, along with examples of how they're used. Moreover, if SSH access is allowed for your account, you'll be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection using a standard client like FileZilla, for instance.
SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers
SSH access is available as standard with some of our semi-dedicated server solutions, while with others you can easily include it from the hosting CP if necessary - even just for the current month. Either way, you'll be able to activate and de-activate the feature with just one mouse click via the SSH section of the CP. In the same location, you will discover the server name, the port number and the username required to connect to our platform. You shall also find a box in which you could type the password you want to use, since it does not need to be the same as the one you use to log into the Control Panel. For better protection, you could also change it as frequently as you require. The full list of the commands which can be executed inside a semi-dedicated account is provided in our Knowledge Base, along with the syntax and several instances. An extra feature after SSH access is allowed will be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP using any FTP client which supports this kind of connections.
SSH Telnet in VPS Servers
If you obtain a new VPS server from our company, it'll provide full root access and you'll be able to connect to the server and to control everything using an SSH console. The function is included as standard with all plans, so you won't have to allow or upgrade anything. Your website hosting server shall be set up shortly after you purchase it and the minute you get the Welcome email with the login info, you can connect via the server’s main IP address and start working. Because the VPS is a software emulation of a dedicated server and is separated from the other accounts within the physical machine, there won't be any restrictions with regards to the commands that you can use. You will have full root access, so that you may set up and run any app which can work on a Linux web server, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot the entire machine or any software operating on it.