Secure Shell, also known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol that is used to execute commands on a remote machine or to exchange data between a server and a client. Given that the information exchanged by the 2 sides is encoded, a third party cannot intercept it, which makes SSH a favorite means of managing an Internet hosting account. The commands which could be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared web server, for example, the possibilities are limited since you'll not have root access to the hosting server, so you may only create/move/delete files, set up and unpack archives, export and import databases, etcetera. These are all actions that are executed within the shared hosting account and don't need a higher level of access. By using a virtual or a dedicated server, you will have the ability to set up server-side software or to restart the machine or just a particular service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted via a command line, but if you do not use a UNIX-like Operating System, there are tons of applications for other OSs, you can employ to connect to the remote server as well.
SSH Telnet in Cloud Hosting
SSH access can be enabled with a mouse click from the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux cloud package which you have picked provides this feature by default. If not, you can include it using the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it straightaway. You'll find all the information you need within the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username which you must use, as well as detailed Help articles where we have listed all of the commands which you can use in the account and examples of the syntax which you have use. The SSH password may be changed from the very same section anytime with several mouse clicks. As long as SSH access is enabled, you will also be able to connect safely and securely via 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 Hosting
You shall be able to connect to your semi-dedicated server account through SSH no matter which plan you pick when you sign up. With some plans, the feature is offered by default, and with others, it could be added as an optional upgrade for as long as you need it. You shall find the required login info inside the Hepsia CP, included with all accounts - the host/server name, the port number and the login name. You could pick the password that you will use and if you want, you could change it all the time with several clicks for even higher security. You'll be able to see all the commands that you can use beforehand, because we've listed all of them along with examples of how they are used so as to execute a specific task. As soon as SSH access to your semi-dedicated server account is enabled, you shall be able to use an FTP program and establish an SFTP connection.
SSH Telnet in VPS Web Hosting
If you get a new virtual private server from us, it will feature full root access and you will be able to connect to the server and to manage everything using an SSH console. The function comes by default with all plans, so you shall not have to allow or upgrade anything. Your web server shall be set up right after you get it and the instant you receive the Welcome email with the login info, you can connect via the server’s main IP address and begin working. As the VPS is a software emulation of a dedicated server and is isolated from the other accounts inside the physical machine, there'll be no restrictions in terms of the commands that you can use. You'll have full root access, so you can install and run any app which can work on a Linux hosting server, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot the whole machine or any software running on it.