This guide explains how to establish a secure shell (SSH) connection to your hosting plan. SSH access is available for Web Premium, Web Business and cloud hosting plans.
Step 1 – Enable remote access
When you first set up your hosting plan, SSH/SFTP access is disabled by default. Before attempting to connect, make sure to enable it from the Remote access page in hPanel.
After this, copy the SSH Command:
Step 2 – Launch your SSH client
To begin, open the SSH client application on your computer. Here are some suggestions depending on your device's operating system:
Linux | macOS | Windows |
You can use Terminal for SSH connection
To run it, click Ctrl + Alt + T or Search → Terminal | You can use Terminal for SSH connection
To run it, search for Terminal in Spotlight | You can use any SSH client available; we recommend PuTTY or connecting via PowerShell |
For a detailed guide on how to use PuTTy, refer here: How to Use PuTTY SSH Client on Windows, Mac and Linux 💡
Step 3 – Establish the connection
In the case of Terminal, insert the command you copied in the first step. For PuTTY, insert the parameters as described in the tutorial. In both cases, the result will look similar to this:
The authenticity of host '[185.185.185.185]:65002 ([185.185.185.185]:65002)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:Eze2ImXw1MWfgAMbcWxfc2EQwAkgTHOEPsNwSnEAHAQ.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?
This is an expected result; just type yes.
Then, you will be asked to insert the password:
u123456789@185.185.185.185's password:
NOTES
For security purposes, the password won't be displayed, even as •••••, but data is still inserted. Don't worry about not seeing symbols; insert the password and press Enter
The password can be copied and pasted with the right-click of a computer mouse. On Windows, it inserts the password immediately; On Linux – opens a menu with actions
The SSH password is the same as the FTP password of your main domain. If you are not sure about the exact value, you can set a new password for both FTP and SSH or create an SSH-only password
As soon as you insert the password and press Enter, you will see this text from the next line:
-bash-4.2$
It means that you successfully logged into your account via SSH.
NOTES
If the terminal/console closes immediately after inserting the password, disable SSH access, enable it back, and try re-connecting.
You can check some basic SSH commands here: Common SSH commands.
If you have a Web Single hosting plan and want to enable SSH access, you can consider an upgrade 🚀