Yes, we offer SSH (secure shell) access.

We offer you jailed SSH, which limits access to your account only. You can enable SSH yourself in the HostGator billing tool.

1. Login to the HostGator billing tool, GatorBill.
2. Go to ‘Hosting Packages’ and click ‘View Hosting Packages’.
3. Find the package you want to modify and click on ‘Enable Shell Access’.

How do I use it?

To access SSH, download WinSCP or PuTTY. Enter your IP address and port 2222; login with your cPanel username and password.

The jailed shell has a virtual filesystem that does not allow access to the processes, so you will not be able see how many processes are running under your account.

We offer you jailed SSH, which limits access to your account only. In order to get jailed SSH access, come into Live Chat and request for us to enable this for you. Please note: This is a free service only for the primary domain on the account.

If you would like to activate SSH on a sub-account (separate cPanel), there is a one time charge of $10 per sub-account you would like activated. Please submit the online form.

If you have multiple cPanels which need SSH, then you will need to fill out the form as many times as necessary.

How do I use it?

To access SSH, download winscp or PuTTY. Enter your IP address and port 2222; login with your cPanel username and password.

The jailed shell has a virtual filesystem that does not allow access to the processes, so you will not be able see how many processes are running under your account.

We offer you jailed SSH, which limits access to your account only. In order to get jailed SSH access, come into Live Chat and request for us to enable this for you. Please note: This is a free service for any domain on the account.

If you have multiple cPanels which need SSH, then you can simply email support@hostagator.com with a list of the domains.

How do I use it?

Exactly the same as a reseller account.

Dedicated and VPS customers automatically have root SSH access. Root shell allows you to change anyone and anything on your server.

If you would like to activate SSH on a sub-account (separate cPanel), simply access WHM with your root login and click the Manage Shell Access link. There you can enable normal and jailed shell for your clients; port 22 for normal and port 2222 for jailed.

If you have multiple cPanels which need SSH, you can activate them all within root WHM.

How do I use it?

To access SSH, download winscp or PuTTY. Enter your IP address and port 22; login with username “root” and your WHM password.

Root SSH will allow you to access the server processes.

Linux

To connect run the following command from a terminal:
ssh -p 2222 cpanelusr@ip.add.re.ss
(port 2222 would be used for shared and reseller accounts, 22 is the default for dedicated)

Mac

To open the terminal in Mac go to Applications → Utilities → Terminal

Then type in the following command:
ssh -p 2222 cpanelusr@ip.add.re.ss
(port 2222 would be used for shared and reseller accounts, 22 is the default for dedicated)

http://support.hostgator.com/articles/getting-started/how-do-i-get-and-use-ssh-access

Leave a Reply