SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol used to connect to a server and execute various tasks using a command line. The protocol is used by many expert users, since the data transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access can be used for a variety of things based on the type of hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for example, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file if the server allows it. When you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH can be used for practically anything - you may install software or restart particular services including the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is employed mostly with UNIX-like Systems, but there are clients that allow you to employ the protocol if your PC is using a different Operating System too. The connection is established on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port although a number of providers change it for security reasons.
SSH Telnet in Website Hosting
SSH access can be permitted with a mouse click through the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux website hosting plan you have chosen includes this function as standard. If not, you may add it through the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it straightaway. You will find all the information that you need inside the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username that you have to use, as well as thorough Help articles in which we have listed all of the commands that you can use in the account and examples of the syntax you have to use. The SSH password could be changed from the exact same section at any time with a few clicks. So long as SSH access is enabled, you shall also be able to connect safely and securely through an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, each of the files you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.
SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server account with us, you shall be able to receive SSH access to it with just a mouse click from the corresponding section of the Hepsia hosting CP, supplied with all accounts. If your plan doesn't support this function by default, you will be able to include it easily through the Upgrades menu. After you go to the SSH section, you will discover the info that you need to connect to the server using a command line or a desktop app - the server/host, the port number, the username and the password. The latter could be updated anytime, when required. These login credentials are also needed if you want to upload files via a secure connection and you want to use SFTP, which is also part of the SSH access service that we offer. An extensive list of the commands that you can carry out shall provide you with a better idea of what tasks you can perform inside your account and each is accompanied by a few examples of the syntax.
SSH Telnet in VPS Servers
If you purchase a new VPS server from our company, it shall provide full root access and you shall be able to connect to the server and to control everything using an SSH console. The function is included by default with all package deals, so you will not need to activate or upgrade anything. Your web server will be set up shortly after you buy it and the moment you receive the Welcome email with the login info, you can connect via the server’s primary IP address and start working. Since 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 shall have full root access, so that you can set up and run any application which can work on a Linux web server, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot the entire machine or any software running on it.