SSH Access

Yes, we offer SSH (secure shell) access.

Shared Web Hosting

We offer you jailed SSH, which limits access to your account only. Kindly get in touch with our support team via Live chat, email, or suport ticket to enable SSH for your account.

How do I use it?

You would use port 22 to connect to the server via SSH and login with your control panel username and password using the directions below .

 

Reseller

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 control panel), there is a one time charge of GHS 100 per sub-account you would like activated. Please email support@dtechghana.com  to request this.

How Do I Connect to My Server via SSH?

See the sections for each hosting type above for specifics about which port and username to use.

Windows

To access SSH:

  1. Download WinSCP or PuTTY.
  2. Enter your IP address and the appropriate port number.
  3. Log in with your control panel username and password.

(Port 22 would be used for Shared and Reseller accounts, 22 is the default for Dedicated & VPS.  Dedicated or VPS have the option of logging in with the root username and password.)

Linux

To connect run the following command from a terminal:

ssh -p 22 cpanelusr@ip.add.re.ss

Replace cpanelusr with your username and ip.add.re.ss with your IP address.

(Port 22 would be used for Shared and Reseller accounts, 22 is the default for Dedicated & VPS. Dedicated or VPS have the option of logging in with the root WHM username and password.)

Mac

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

Then type in the following command:

ssh -p 22 cpanelusr@ip.add.re.ss

Replace cpanelusr with your username and ip.add.re.ss with your IP address.

(Port 22 would be used for Shared and Reseller accounts, 22 is the default for Dedicated & VPS. Dedicated or VPS have the option of logging in with the root WHM username and password.)

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