SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol used to connect to a server and conduct different tasks through a command line. The protocol is popular with many expert users, due to the fact that the data transmitted over it is encrypted, so it may not be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access may be employed for a variety of things based on the type of hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for example, SSH is one of several ways to import/export a database or to upload a file when the website hosting server allows it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH may be used for practically everything - you could install software or restart particular services including the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is employed mainly with UNIX-like Operating Systems, but there are clients which enable you to use the protocol if your personal computer 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 even though many providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Web Hosting

SSH access is featured with all Linux web hosting which we offer. With some of them, it is provided by default, while with others it is an additional upgrade that you can include with a couple of mouse clicks in your hosting Control Panel. You can obtain SSH access through the section dedicated to it in which you shall also find the information that you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You will be able to pick the password which you will use and, if necessary, you will be able to modify it with a couple of mouse clicks from the same spot. All of the commands which can be used with our shared packages are listed in a help article along with relevant instances. If the SSH access function is allowed for your account, you will also be able to upload files using your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

SSH access is included by default with some of our semi-dedicated server packages, while with others you can include it from the hosting CP if necessary - even only for the current month. In any case, you can activate and de-activate the function with a single mouse click through the SSH section of the Control Panel. In the same spot, you'll find the server name, the port number and the username needed to connect to our platform. You'll also find a box where you can easily type the password that you'd 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 can also change it as much as you want. A complete list of the commands which can be performed inside a semi-dedicated account is supplied in our Knowledge Base, together with the syntax and several instances. An extra function after SSH access is allowed 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 Hosting

You shall be able to use SSH to manage your content regardless which Linux virtual private servers you select when you sign up, due to the fact that all our plans come with this feature by default. You won't need to add or activate anything manually - immediately after your server is ready and you get the Welcome e mail with the login info, you'll be able to connect and begin working on your websites or any software that you want to install and run on the machine. You shall have root-level access to the VPS and since the account will be isolated from the other accounts inside the physical web server, you will be able to do anything you want with no restrictions. You could install any application that you need and which shall work on a Linux-based hosting server, restart any software server (web, database, game, media, etc.) and work with your files and databases fast and easy.