SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to connect to a web server and execute various tasks through a command line. The protocol is employed by many experienced users, for the reason that the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it can't be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access may be employed for a lot of things depending on the type of hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is one of several ways to import/export a database or to upload a file if the web server allows for it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH may be used for practically everything - you may install software or restart specific services like the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is used largely with UNIX-like Systems, but there are clients that enable you to use the protocol if your personal computer is running a different OS as well. The connection is established on TCP port 22 by default and the remote hosting server always listens for incoming connections on that port though lots of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

SSH access is available as standard with some of our semi-dedicated server plans, while with others you are able to include it through the hosting CP if needed - even only for the current month. Either way, you can activate and de-activate the function with one mouse click from the SSH section of the CP. In the same location, you'll discover the server name, the port number and the username required to connect to our platform. You will also find a box where you could type the password you want to use, because it does not have to be the same as the one you use to log into the Control Panel. For better security, you could also change it as much as you need. The full list of the commands that can be executed in a semi-dedicated account is supplied in our Knowledge Base, together with the syntax and a few examples. An extra feature after SSH access is activated will be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP using any FTP client that supports this kind of connections.

SSH Telnet in VPS Servers

All our VPS server offers include SSH access as standard, so you won't have to include any upgrades or enable anything - the second the server is set up and you receive its login information, you'll be able to connect through its primary IP address and the login credentials that you've selected during the signup procedure. Due to the fact that the VPS accounts include full root-level access, there are no restrictions with regards to the commands which you could run. Your server will be isolated from the other ones on the physical machine, so you shall be able to manage virtually everything via a command line, including server-side software installations and reboots. This way, you are able to work with your files, databases and any apps that you install in a fast and risk-free way.