Secure Shell, commonly known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol that is used to execute commands on a remote server or to exchange information between a hosting server and a client. Due to the fact that the information exchanged by the 2 sides is encrypted, a third party can't intercept it, which makes SSH a favored means of controlling an Internet hosting account. The commands which can be executed depend on the type of hosting service. On a shared hosting server, for example, the options are limited because you simply won't have root access to the web server, so you can only create/move/delete files, create and unpack archives, import and export databases, etc. They are all actions which are carried out within the shared hosting account and don't require a higher level of access. By using a virtual or a dedicated server, you will have the ability to install server-side software or to restart the server or only a particular service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted with a command line, but if you don't employ a UNIX-like Operating System, there are a number of applications for other OSs, you can employ to connect to the remote web server as well.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Website Hosting

SSH access is available with all Linux cloud website hosting packages which we offer. With some of them, it's featured by default, while with others it is an optional upgrade you can include with several mouse clicks in your website hosting Control Panel. You can obtain SSH access from the section dedicated to it in which you shall also find the details which you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You can choose the password that you'll use and, if necessary, you'll be able to change it with a few clicks from the same place. All of the commands that could be used with our shared plans are listed inside a help article alongside relevant instances. If the SSH access function is permitted for your account, you'll also be able to upload files through your preferred FTP client via an SFTP connection.