SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol that is used to exchange encrypted data between a client and a hosting server, making it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any information. Many tech-savvy customers opt for SSH mainly because of the higher security level. The connection is established and the commands are delivered through a command line. The accessible options depend on the type of Internet hosting service - on a shared server, for example, files may be transferred or deleted, databases can be imported and exported, and archives can be set up or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, your options are a lot more - the web server and the database server can be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software can be installed plus much more. These things are not possible on a shared server, for the reason that full root access is required and all the other customers on that server would be affected. Even though SSH is used largely with UNIX-like OSs, there are SSH clients for other OSs too - Windows, Mac OS, and so forth.
SSH Telnet in Shared Website Hosting
SSH access is offered with all Linux shared website hosting we offer. With some of them, it's included as standard, while with others it is an additional upgrade which you can include with a couple of clicks in your website hosting Control Panel. You may get SSH access through the section dedicated to it where you will also find the details you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You will be able to select the password that you will use and, if required, you will be able to change it with a few clicks from the same place. All the commands that can be used with our shared plans are listed inside a help article along with 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.