SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol used to exchange encrypted information between a client and a website hosting server, making it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any info. Many tech-savvy users favor SSH mainly because of the better security level. The connection is created and the commands are sent via a command line. The offered options depend on the type of hosting service - on a shared server, in particular, files could be transferred or deleted, databases could be imported and exported, and archives may be set up 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 set up and a lot more. These things are not possible on a shared server, for the reason that full root access is required and all the other customers on that server would be affected. Even though SSH is used mainly with UNIX-like Operating Systems, there are SSH clients for other OSs too - Windows, Mac OS, and so forth.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Web Hosting

SSH access is provided with all Linux cloud web hosting we provide. With some of them, it's offered by default, while with others it's an additional upgrade which you can include with several clicks from your hosting Control Panel. You could get SSH access from the section dedicated to it where you can also find the details that you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You could select the password which you will use and, if required, you shall be able to modify it with a few clicks from the same location. All commands which may be used with our shared packages are listed in a help article alongside relevant instances. If the SSH access feature is enabled for your account, you shall also be able to upload files using your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Hosting

SSH access is provided by default with some of our semi-dedicated server plans, while with others you may include it via the hosting CP if required - even just for the current month. Either way, you can activate and de-activate the function with a single click through the SSH section of the CP. In the same location, you'll discover the server name, the port number and the username needed to connect to our platform. You shall also find a box in which you could input the password which you want to use, since it does not need to be the same as the one you use to log into the Control Panel. For better protection, you may also change it as frequently as you require. A full list of the commands that can be executed in a semi-dedicated account is available in our Knowledge Base, along with the syntax and a few examples. An extra function after SSH access is enabled shall be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP through any FTP client that supports this sort of connections.

SSH Telnet in VPS

All our virtual private server solutions provide SSH access as standard, so you shall not have to add any upgrades or enable anything - the instant the server is set up and you receive its login info, you'll be able to connect using its main IP address and the login credentials which you've picked through the signup process. Because the VPS accounts feature full root-level access, there aren't any restrictions in terms of the commands which you can run. Your server will be isolated from the other ones on the physical machine, so you will be able to manage just about everything through a command line, including server-side software installations and reboots. This way, you may work with your files, databases and any applications which you install in a fast and secure way.