SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol that's used to transfer encoded information between a client and a web server, making it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any info. Many tech-savvy users opt for SSH due to the higher security level. The connection is established and the commands are sent through a command line. The available options depend on the type of Internet hosting service - on a shared server, in particular, files can be transferred or deleted, databases may be imported and exported, and archives could be created or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, your choices are significantly more - the web server and the database server could be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software can be installed and more. These things are not possible on a shared server, since full root access is needed and all the other clients on that server shall be affected. Although SSH is employed predominantly with UNIX-like Operating Systems, there are SSH clients for other OSs too - Windows, Mac OS, and so forth.

SSH Telnet in Hosting

SSH access is featured with all Linux hosting that we offer you. With some of them, it's offered by default, while with others it is an additional upgrade which you can include with just a few mouse clicks in your website hosting CP. You could get SSH access through the section related to it in which you shall also find the details which you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You could choose the password that you shall use and, if required, you'll be able to change it with a few mouse clicks from the same place. All commands which can be used with our shared plans are listed within a help article together with relevant instances. If the SSH access function is allowed 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 include it via the hosting CP if necessary - even just for the current month. In either case, you can activate and de-activate the feature with only one mouse click via the SSH section of the CP. In the same spot, you will discover the server name, the port number and the username required to connect to our platform. You'll also find a box in which you can enter the password that you would like to use, as it does not have to be the same as the one you use to log into the Control Panel. For better protection, you may also change it as much as you want. The full list of the commands that can be executed inside a semi-dedicated account is supplied in our Knowledge Base, alongside the syntax and a few instances. An extra function after SSH access is allowed 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 Web Hosting

You shall be able to use SSH to manage your content regardless of which Linux virtual private servers you choose when you sign up, due to the fact that all of our packages come with this function by default. You'll not have to add or activate anything by hand - the instant your web server is ready and you get the Welcome e-mail with the login information, you can connect and start working on your websites or any software which you want to set up and run on the server. You will have root-level access to the VPS and because the account shall be isolated from all the other accounts in the physical web server, you will be able to do anything you need without any restrictions. You may set up any application which you need and that will run on a Linux-based web server, restart any software server (web, database, game, media, etc.) and manage your files and databases efficiently.