SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to connect to a web server and carry out various tasks via a command line. The protocol is used by many skilled users, because the info transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a third party. SSH access can be used for lots of things depending on the type of hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for example, SSH is one of the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file when the web server allows it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH can be used for practically everything - you may install software or restart specific services including the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is employed typically with UNIX-like Systems, but there are clients that allow you to use the protocol if your computer system is working with a different Operating System as well. The connection is made on TCP port 22 by default and the remote server always listens for incoming connections on that port even though a number of service providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting

SSH access is provided with all shared hosting that we offer you. With some of them, it's featured as standard, while with others it is an additional upgrade which you can include with a couple of clicks from your hosting CP. You can obtain SSH access from the section dedicated to it where you shall also find the information you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You could choose the password that you will use and, if required, you will be able to change it with a couple of clicks from the same location. All the commands that can be used with our shared packages are listed within a help article together with relevant examples. If the SSH access function is permitted for your account, you'll also be able to upload files using your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

SSH access is offered as standard with some of our semi-dedicated server plans, while with others you can easily add it through the hosting Control Panel if required - even just for the current month. In either case, you can activate and de-activate the function with a single click from the SSH section of the Control Panel. In the same spot, you'll discover the server name, the port number and the username needed to connect to our platform. You will also find a box in which you can easily input the password which you want to use, because it doesn't have to be the same as the one you use to log into the CP. For better security, you may also change it as frequently as you require. A full list of the commands which can be performed inside a semi-dedicated account is available in our Knowledge Base, together with the syntax and a few instances. An extra function after SSH access is activated will be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP using any FTP client which supports such connections.

SSH Telnet in VPS

If you order a new virtual private server from us, it'll offer full root access and you'll be able to connect to the server and to handle everything via an SSH console. The function is included by default with all plans, so you will not need to allow or upgrade anything. Your website hosting server will be set up shortly after you purchase it and the moment you receive the Welcome email with the login details, you may connect using the server’s main IP address and start working. Since the VPS is a software emulation of a dedicated server and is isolated from the other accounts inside the physical machine, there will be no restrictions in terms of the commands you can use. You will have full root access, so that you may set up and run any application which can work on a Linux machine, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot your entire machine or any software running on it.