SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol employed to exchange encrypted information between a client and a website hosting server, which makes it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any data. Many tech-savvy customers favor SSH because of the higher level of security. The connection is made and the commands are sent via a command line. The available options depend on the type of hosting service - on a shared server, in particular, files can be moved or deleted, databases can be imported and exported, and archives may be created or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, the choices are much more - the web server and the database server may be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software can be installed plus much more. These things aren't possible on a shared server, because full root access is required and all the other clients on that server will be affected. Though SSH is used primarily with UNIX-like OSs, there are SSH clients for other OSs as well - Windows, Mac OS, and so on.
SSH Telnet in Hosting
SSH access is featured with all Linux hosting which we provide. With some of them, it is offered by default, while with others it is an optional upgrade you can add with a few clicks from your web hosting CP. You can get SSH access through the section dedicated to it where you can also find the information that you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You will be able to pick the password which you'll use and, if needed, you shall be able to modify it with a couple of clicks from the same place. All commands which can be used with our shared plans are listed inside a help article alongside relevant examples. If the SSH access function is enabled for your account, you will also be able to upload files through your favorite FTP client via an SFTP connection.