SSH is an acronym for Secure Shell. SSH allows a user to log in to a computer located around the globe, as long as it is running an SSH server. With your web hosting account, SSH gives you the ability to access your A2 Hosting account. It is an excellent method for managing your server hosting solution from the command line. With its simplified interface, the command line allows you to perform tasks with text commands. You'll also find that SSH is a time-saving solution that can ultimately help speed up many tasks. You can also do tasks that you cannot do with your account's included hosting control panel.
Thanks in part to being able to offer strong encryption, SSH provides a more secure login option compared to file transfer methods like FTP and unencrypted protocols like telnet.
While this all may sound complicated, an SSH connection is really as simple as creating a secure connection between two computers. Our step-by-step SSH account access instructions, will help you access your account remotely. It is as if you were right in front of your server, in the data center where it is located. You can use our built in console/terminal from your control panel to access your server remotely. Please install a SSL certificate for security so that your files are encrypted. You can install SSL from the Apps tab by adding a domain and by first from clicking the Create New App button. Follow the tutorial and SSL will be activated on your server within an hour.
How SSH works
SSH is a way to login remotely via one computer to another computer securely. It protects the data that is sent between a client and a server over a network, usually the internet. Verification is required when a client makes the connection to their server. This is often referred to as a “handshake” and is created by exchanging cryptographic keys. This ensures that the transaction is secure. Again, this may sound complicated, but this is the same as logging into a computer as if you were sitting in front of it. The only difference is that you are doing it remotely. The security protocols help ensure that nobody else gains access to your valuable information.
Once a server is able to authenticate the connecting client, a tunneled connection is created. SSH is able to provide a safe, encrypted connection between the client and the server through this encrypted tunnel. From here, you can easily transfer files between the connected machines. You can also run programs and commands that would otherwise require more complicated screen sharing solutions.
What you need to create an SSH connection
SimpleCloudHosting gives you just about everything you need, including step-by-step instructions, to connect to your account using SSH. Just as you need an SFTP client to manage files with SFTP, you need to install an SSH client on your computer to make an SSH connection. If you do not want to use our built-in Console/Terminal, you can use an alternative like Putty and WinSCP are popular SSH solutions for Windows users. OpenSSH is an excellent alternative for Linux and Mac users to make remote, secure connections to a server.
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