SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol that is used to exchange protected information between a client and a website hosting server, which makes it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any data. Many tech-savvy users opt for SSH because of the higher level of security. The connection is established and the commands are sent using a command line. The accessible options depend on the type of hosting service - on a shared server, for example, files may be relocated or deleted, databases may be imported and exported, and archives may be created or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, your choices are significantly more - the web server and the database server may be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software may be installed plus much more. These things are not possible on a shared server, since full root access is required and all the other customers on that server shall be affected. While SSH is used mainly with UNIX-like OSs, there are SSH clients for other OSs too - Windows, Mac OS, and so forth.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Website Hosting

If you have a cloud website hosting account with our company and you'd like to manage your content remotely via SSH, you can get SSH access to the account through your Hepsia Control Panel. If your package doesn't come with this feature as standard, you could add it with a few clicks from the Upgrades menu. Inside the SSH section of the Control Panel, you'll see the host, the port number and the username you should use when you connect to the account. You can even select what password you want to use, since it doesn't need to be the same as the one for the account. We have prepared many Help articles in which you may find all of the commands you will be able to use with a shared hosting package, as well as examples of how they're used. Moreover, if SSH access is permitted for your account, you'll be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection using a standard client like FileZilla, for instance.