SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol that's used to connect to a web server and carry out various tasks through a command line. The protocol is preferred by many experienced 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 employed for lots of things depending on the type of hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is one of the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file if the server permits it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH may be used for practically everything - you could install software or restart certain services including the web server or the database server that run on the machine. SSH is employed mainly with UNIX-like Systems, but there are clients that enable you to employ the protocol if your computer system is working with a different OS as well. The connection is created on TCP port 22 by default and the remote hosting server always listens for incoming connections on that port although a lot of providers change it for security reasons.
SSH Telnet in Website Hosting
SSH access could be permitted with a click from the Hepsia Control Panel if the website hosting which you have picked includes this feature as standard. If not, you can include it using the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it straightaway. You will discover all the information and facts which you need inside the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username that you need to use, alongside thorough Help articles in which we've listed all the commands that you can use inside the account and examples of the syntax you have to use. The SSH password could be changed from the exact same section at any time with several mouse clicks. Provided that SSH access is enabled, you will also be able to connect safely via an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, each of the files you upload will go through an encrypted connection.
SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers
SSH access is offered by default with some of our semi-dedicated server packages, while with others you will be able to add it through the hosting CP if required - even only for the current month. Either way, you could activate and de-activate the function with only one click through the SSH section of the CP. In the same location, you will discover the server name, the port number and the username required to connect to our platform. You'll also find a box where you can easily type in the password that you'd like to use, because it doesn't have to be the same as the one you use to log into the CP. For better protection, you can also change it as often as you want. The full list of the commands which can be executed inside a semi-dedicated account is supplied in our Knowledge Base, alongside the syntax and a couple of instances. An extra feature 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.