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How to Access Web Hosting with SSH Terminal

Overview​

Your terminal is a command-line SSH interface to your hosting account on the server. It provides a quick, efficient means to make permission changes, edit files, and run supported services:

  • Ruby on Rails
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Ghost CLI
  • Meteor
  • Django
  • Python
  • Redis
  • MongoDB

Logging In​

Terminal access follows general login guidelines:

  • Login consists of <username>@<domain>
    • Alternatively, <username>#<domain> is supported
  • Password is your control panel password
  • Hostname is just your domain name

If domain name has expired, use your Server Name (from Control Panel > Account > Info)

Example​

Assume your username is myadmin, domain example.com. To login using SSH, the format would be ssh <login>@<domain> or ssh myadmin#example.com@example.com.

Web Terminal​

Terminal access may also be accessed directly within Control Panel under Dev > Terminal. Login details are the same as your account.

Tutorials​

Try these Linux CLI crash courses on how to get started with server back-end command line.