Secure Shell, commonly known as SSH, is a cryptographic network protocol used to execute commands on a remote server or to exchange info between a server and a client. As the info exchanged by the two sides is protected, a third party can't intercept it, which makes SSH a preferred means of managing a hosting account. The commands which could be executed are determined by the type of hosting service. On a shared hosting server, for example, the choices are limited since you simply won't have root access to the hosting server, so you can only create/move/delete files, create and unpack archives, import and export databases, and so forth. They're all actions that are executed within the shared hosting account and don't need a higher level of access. By using a virtual or a dedicated server, you will have the ability to set up server-side software or to restart the hosting server or only a certain service (web server, database server, etc.). SSH commands are submitted via a command line, but if you don't employ a UNIX-like Operating System, there are tons of apps for other OSs, that you can employ to connect to the remote hosting server as well.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Web Hosting

SSH access is offered with all Linux cloud web hosting we offer you. With some of them, it's featured by default, while with others it is an additional upgrade that you can include with several mouse clicks from your hosting Control Panel. You may get SSH access from the section dedicated to it in which you will also find the information which you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You may choose the password which you'll use and, if required, you shall be able to modify it with a few clicks from the same place. All commands that could be used with our shared packages are listed within a help article together with relevant instances. If the SSH access function is permitted for your account, you shall also be able to upload files using your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.