SSH, which is an abbreviation for Secure Shell, is a network protocol which is used to exchange encrypted information between a client and a server, which makes it impossible for unauthorized parties to intercept any info. Many tech-savvy customers choose SSH mainly because of the enhanced level of security. The connection is created and the commands are sent through a command line. The available options depend on the type of hosting service - on a shared server, in particular, files could be moved or deleted, databases may be imported and exported, and archives can be created or unpacked. On a virtual or a dedicated server, the options are much more - the web server and the database server can be started/stopped/rebooted, server-side software could be installed and more. These things aren't possible on a shared server, since full root access is required and all the other clients on that server would be affected. Although SSH is used predominantly with UNIX-like Operating Systems, there are SSH clients for other OSs too - Windows, Mac OS, and so forth.
SSH Telnet in Cloud Hosting
SSH access is available with all Linux cloud hosting packages that we provide. With some of them, it's provided by default, while with others it is an additional upgrade you can include with just a few mouse clicks in your website hosting Control Panel. You may get SSH access through the section dedicated to it in which you will also find the information that you need to connect - the host, the port number and the username. You could choose the password that you shall use and, if required, you'll be able to modify it with a few mouse clicks from the same spot. All commands which may be used with our shared packages are listed inside a help article together with relevant instances. If the SSH access feature is permitted for your account, you'll also be able to upload files using your preferred FTP client via an SFTP connection.