SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol that is used to transfer encrypted information between a client and a website hosting server, making it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any info. Many tech-savvy clients favor SSH due to the better level of security. The connection is created and the commands are delivered through a command line. The accessible options depend on the type of hosting service - on a shared server, for example, files can be relocated or deleted, databases may be imported and exported, and archives may be created or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, your options are considerably more - the web server and the database server can be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software can be installed and much more. These things are not possible on a shared server, since full root access is required and all the other customers on that server would be affected. Even though SSH is employed mainly with UNIX-like Operating Systems, there are SSH clients for other OSs too - Windows, Mac OS, and so forth.
SSH Telnet in Cloud Website Hosting
SSH access could be permitted with a mouse click through the Hepsia Control Panel if the Linux cloud website hosting that you have picked provides this function as standard. If not, you can include it from the Add Services/Upgrades section of your CP and enable it right away. You'll discover all the details which you need in the SSH section of the Control Panel - the host, the port number and the username which you need to use, alongside in depth Help articles in which we have listed all of the commands that you can use in the account and examples of the syntax you have to use. The SSH password can be changed from the exact same section anytime with a few clicks. So long as SSH access is enabled, you shall also be able to connect safely and securely using an FTP client too. With an SFTP connection, each of the files you upload shall go through an encrypted connection.