SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol that's used to transfer protected information between a client and a server, which makes it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any data. Many tech-savvy users favor SSH because of the better security level. The connection is established and the commands are sent via a command line. The accessible options depend on the type of Internet hosting service - on a shared server, in particular, files can be moved or deleted, databases may be imported and exported, and archives may be set up or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, your options are much more - the web server and the database server may be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software may be installed and more. These things aren't possible on a shared server, for the reason that full root access is needed and all the other clients on that server would be affected. Even though SSH is used largely with UNIX-like OSs, there are SSH clients for other OSs as well - Windows, Mac OS, etc.

SSH Telnet in Shared Website Hosting

SSH access is featured with all shared website hosting which we offer you. With some of them, it's offered as standard, while with others it is an optional upgrade you can add with a few mouse clicks from your website hosting Control Panel. You may get SSH access from the section dedicated to it in which you will also find the details you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You can choose the password that you will use and, if needed, you'll be able to modify it with a couple of clicks from the same spot. All the commands which may be used with our shared plans are listed in a help article alongside relevant examples. If the SSH access function is allowed for your account, you'll also be able to upload files using your preferred FTP client via an SFTP connection.