SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol that is used to exchange encrypted data between a client and a web server, making it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any info. Many tech-savvy customers choose SSH because of the enhanced level of security. The connection is made and the commands are sent using a command line. The offered options depend on the type of 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 significantly more - the web server and the database server may be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software may be set up and more. These things aren't possible on a shared server, because full root access is needed and all the other customers on that server will be affected. Even though SSH is used predominantly with UNIX-like Operating Systems, there are SSH clients for other OSs too - Windows, Mac OS, etc.
SSH Telnet in Cloud Web Hosting
When you have a cloud web hosting account with us and you would like to manage your content remotely using SSH, you could receive SSH access to the account through your Hepsia Control Panel. If your package deal doesn't come with this feature by default, you could add it with a couple of mouse clicks from the Upgrades menu. Within the SSH section of the CP, you shall see the host, the port number and the username that you need to use when you connect to the account. You can also pick what password you would like to use, since it doesn't need to be the same as the one for your account. We've prepared numerous Help articles where you could find all the commands that you will be able to use with a shared hosting package, as well as examples of how they are used. Furthermore, if SSH access is enabled for your account, you will be able to establish a Secure FTP (SFTP) connection by using a standard client like FileZilla, for instance.