SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol that's used to exchange encrypted information between a client and a hosting server, which makes it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any info. Many tech-savvy users opt for SSH due to the better security level. The connection is made and the commands are delivered using a command line. The accessible options depend on the type of Internet hosting service - on a shared server, for example, files could be relocated or deleted, databases can be imported and exported, and archives could be created or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, your options are considerably more - the web server and the database server may be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software may be installed and a lot more. These things are not possible on a shared server, due to the fact that full root access is needed and all the other clients on that server shall be affected. Even though SSH is used mainly with UNIX-like OSs, there are SSH clients for other OSs too - Windows, Mac OS, and so on.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Hosting

If you have a cloud hosting account with us and you would like to handle your content remotely via SSH, you could receive SSH access to the account through your Hepsia Control Panel. If your package deal doesn't include this feature by default, you can add it with a couple of mouse clicks through the Upgrades menu. In the SSH section of the CP, you shall see the host, the port number and the username which you should use when you connect to the account. You can even select what password you want to use, considering that it does not need to be the same as the one for your account. We've prepared numerous Help articles in which you may find each of the commands that you'll be able to use with a shared hosting plan, along with examples of how they are used. Also, if SSH access is enabled for your account, you will be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection through a standard client such as FileZilla, for example.