SSH Access
The SSH access section of the hosting Control Panel allows you to enable SSH access for your main Control Panel user as well as manage the access to various network and compiler tools.
IMPORTANT: Allowing SSH access to the hosting account or access to any of the network and compiler tools may lessen the security of your hosting account. Please enable SSH or access to tools only if you plan to use them.
SSH access
To enable SSH access:
- Go to the SSH Access section.
- Click on the toggle button next to SSH access status, so that it turns blue and points to the right.
You will now be able to connect to the server over SSH, using a Terminal program, with the main username and password for your hosting Control Panel.
If you wish, you can configure key-based authentication to the server, and then disable the authentication with a username and a password. Instructions for configuring key-based authentication are available in the article Key-based authentication.
Note: SSH access is not available for Control Panel subusers.
Additional tools
The network tools under this section include:
Network tools
- curl
- wget
- links
- lynx
- ncftp3
- ncftpget
- ncftpput
- netkit-ftp
Compiling Tools
- gcc
- g++
By default, access to network tools and compilers on the server is disabled for security reasons, as they can be exploited if software on the hosting account is compromised. To enable access to these tools or the GCC/G++ compilers, click the toggle on the respective row. The toggle should turn blue when enabled.