SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to transfer encrypted info between a client and a server, making it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any info. Many tech-savvy clients prefer SSH due to the higher level of security. The connection is established and the commands are delivered through a command line. The accessible options depend on the type of hosting service - on a shared server, in particular, files could be moved or deleted, databases could be imported and exported, and archives may be set up or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, the choices are significantly more - the web server and the database server may be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software can be set up and more. These things aren't possible on a shared server, due to the fact that full root access is required and all the other clients on that server shall be affected. Though SSH is employed predominantly with UNIX-like Operating Systems, there are SSH clients for other OSs as well - Windows, Mac OS, etc.

SSH Telnet in Shared Hosting

SSH access is featured with all Linux shared hosting that we offer you. With some of them, it is offered as standard, while with others it is an additional upgrade you can include with several clicks from your hosting CP. You may get SSH access through the section dedicated to it in which you can also find the details which you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You may select the password which you will use and, if necessary, you shall be able to modify it with several mouse clicks from the same location. All commands that can be used with our shared plans are listed within a help article alongside relevant examples. If the SSH access feature is allowed for your account, you will also be able to upload files through your preferred FTP client via an SFTP connection.

SSH Telnet in Semi-dedicated Servers

SSH access is available as standard with some of our semi-dedicated server solutions, while with others you could add it via the hosting CP if needed - even just for the current month. Either way, you can activate and de-activate the function with only one mouse click through the SSH section of the Control Panel. In the same place, 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 could input the password that you would like to use, since it doesn't need to be the same as the one you use to log into the Control Panel. For better protection, you can also change it as frequently as you want. A complete list of the commands which can be performed within a semi-dedicated account is supplied in our Knowledge Base, alongside the syntax and a couple of examples. An extra function after SSH access is allowed shall be the ability to connect to your hosting space via SFTP through any FTP client that supports this kind of connections.

SSH Telnet in VPS Servers

When you order a new VPS server from us, it will offer full root access and you shall be able to connect to the server and to control everything through an SSH console. The function comes as standard with all plans, so you won't need to enable or upgrade anything. Your hosting server shall be set up soon after you buy it and the minute you receive the Welcome e-mail with the login details, you may connect through the server’s primary IP address and begin working. Given that the VPS is a software emulation of a dedicated server and is separated from the other accounts on the physical machine, there'll be no restrictions regarding the commands you can use. You'll have full root access, so that you could set up and run any application which can work on a Linux hosting server, manage files, folders and databases or start/stop/reboot the entire machine or any software operating on it.