SSH, or Secure Shell, is a network protocol used to connect to a server and carry out various tasks using a command line. The protocol is employed by many knowledgeable users, due to the fact that the information transmitted over it is encrypted, so it can't be intercepted on the way by a 3rd party. SSH access can be used for a number of things depending on the type of website hosting account. With a shared hosting account, for instance, SSH is one of the ways to import/export a database or to upload a file in case the website hosting server allows for it. In case you have a virtual or a dedicated server, SSH may be used for pretty much everything - you could install software or restart certain services like the web server or the database server which run on the machine. SSH is used typically with UNIX-like Platforms, but there are clients that allow you to employ the protocol if your personal computer is working with a different Operating System as well. The connection is created on TCP port 22 by default and the remote hosting server always listens for incoming connections on that port even though lots of providers change it for security reasons.

SSH Telnet in Cloud Hosting

SSH access could be enabled with a mouse click through the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux cloud hosting you have selected comes with this feature as standard. If not, you can add it using the Add Services/Upgrades section of your Control Panel and enable it right away. You'll discover all the information and facts that you need within the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username which you need to use, as well as in depth Help articles where we have listed each of the commands that you can use in the account and examples of the syntax which you have use. The SSH password can be modified from the exact same section at any time with several mouse clicks. As long as SSH access is enabled, you will also be able to connect safely and securely through an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, each of the files which you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.