SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to connect to a web server and execute different tasks through a command line. The protocol is preferred by many expert users, because the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it can't be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access can be employed for a number of things with regards to the type of web hosting account. With a shared hosting account, in particular, SSH is among the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the server allows for it. If you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH may be used for virtually anything - you may install software or restart particular services such as the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is used largely with UNIX-like Systems, but there are clients which enable you to employ the protocol if your computer is working with a different Operating System as well. The connection is created on TCP port 22 by default and the remote web server always listens for incoming connections on that port even though a lot of providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Website Hosting

SSH access is provided with all website hosting that we provide. With some of them, it's included by default, while with others it is an additional upgrade which you can include with just a few clicks in your website hosting Control Panel. You could get SSH access from the section dedicated to it in which you will also find the information that you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You could select the password that you'll use and, if required, you will be able to modify it with a few mouse clicks from the same spot. All the commands which can be used with our shared packages are listed inside a help article alongside relevant examples. If the SSH access feature is permitted for your account, you will also be able to upload files using your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.