SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol used to connect to a server and carry out various tasks through a command line. The protocol is employed by many skilled users, because the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it can't be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access may be employed for a variety of things based on the type of Internet 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. When you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH can be used for pretty much everything - you may install software or restart particular services such as the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is employed largely with UNIX-like Platforms, but there are clients which enable you to employ the protocol if your PC is running a different OS too. The connection is created on TCP port 22 by default and the remote web server always listens for incoming connections on that port though lots of providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Hosting

SSH access could be permitted with a click via the Hepsia Control Panel if the hosting plan that you have picked includes this function by default. If not, you can add it through the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it right away. You'll find all the information that you need in the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username which you need to use, as well as detailed Help articles where we have listed each of the commands which you can use in the account and examples of the syntax which you have use. The SSH password may be modified from the same section anytime with a couple of mouse clicks. Assuming that SSH access is enabled, you'll also be able to connect securely via an FTP client as well. With an SFTP connection, all of the files that you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

You will be able to connect to your semi-dedicated server account using SSH no matter which plan you choose when you sign up. With some packages, the function is offered by default, and with others, it can be included as and additional upgrade for as long as you need it. You shall discover the required login info in the Hepsia Control Panel, supplied with all accounts - the host/server name, the port number and the login name. You are able to select the password you'll use and if you want to, you may change it on a regular basis with several clicks for even higher security. You will be able to see all the commands that you can use upfront, as we have listed them alongside examples of how they are used so as to carry out a particular task. As soon as SSH access to your semi-dedicated server account is enabled, you will be able to use an FTP program and establish an SFTP connection.