SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol that is used to connect to a web server and perform different tasks using a command line. The protocol is preferred by many skilled users, due to the fact that the data transmitted over it is encrypted, so it cannot be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access may be used for a lot of things based on the type of Internet 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 in case the website hosting server permits it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH may be used for just about anything - you can install software or restart specific services like the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is employed mostly with UNIX-like Platforms, but there are clients that enable you to employ the protocol if your computer system is working with a different Operating System as well. The connection is established on TCP port 22 by default and the remote hosting server always listens for incoming connections on that port even though a number of providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Web Hosting

SSH access may be allowed with a click via the Hepsia Control Panel if the web hosting which you have picked provides this function as standard. If not, you may add it from the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it right away. You will discover all the details that you need in the SSH section of the CP - the host, the port number and the username that you must use, alongside thorough Help articles where we have listed all of the commands which you can use in the account and examples of the syntax you have to use. The SSH password can be changed from the exact same section anytime with several mouse clicks. So long as SSH access is enabled, you shall also be able to connect safely and securely through an FTP client as well. With an SFTP connection, all of the files you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.