Enable root login over SSH for Dedicated Servers on Windows/PuTTY

Enable root login over SSH for Dedicated Servers on Windows/PuTTY

Note that if you intend to establish an SSH (and WHM) connection your IP address will have to be whitelisted in the firewall of your server. You can request this by posting a ticket in your User Area -> Report Other Technical Issues and provide us … Continued
How to Enable SSH for Cloud on Linux

How to Enable SSH for Cloud on Linux

XonHost uses key-based SSH authentication instead of plain username & password. The SSH port on XonHost’s servers is also 18765 instead of the default port 22. To connect to your XonHost Cloud hosting account via SSH in Linux, please follow these steps: You have to … Continued
How to Enable SSH for Cloud on Mac OS

How to Enable SSH for Cloud on Mac OS

To connect to your XonHost  Cloud hosting account via SSH in Mac OS, please follow these steps: You have to generate an SSH key pair in cPanel -> SSH/Shell Access. Copy the private key from cPanel and save it into a text file on your … Continued
How to Enable SSH for Cloud on Windows using PuTTY

How to Enable SSH for Cloud on Windows using PuTTY

In order to connect to your Cloud hosting account via SSH using PuTTY you will need download and install PuTTY, Pageant and Puttygen from this link. Once you complete the software installation you need to generate an SSH key pair from your cPanel -> SSH/Shell access -> Generate new SSH … Continued
How to log in to my dedicated server via SSH using PuTTY?

How to log in to my dedicated server via SSH using PuTTY?

Important: Note that by default incoming connections on port 18765 are blocked on all our dedicated servers. If you have a dedicated server and you would like to access it over SSH, you should first post a new ticket to us to whitelist your IP … Continued
How to log in to my dedicated server via SSH in Mac OS?

How to log in to my dedicated server via SSH in Mac OS?

Important: Note that by default incoming connections on port 18765 are blocked on all our dedicated servers. If you have a dedicated server and you would like to access it over SSH, you should first post a new ticket to us to whitelist your IP … Continued
How to log in to my dedicated server via SSH in Linux?

How to log in to my dedicated server via SSH in Linux?

Important: Note that by default incoming connections on port 18765 are blocked on all our dedicated servers. If you have a dedicated server and you would like to access it over SSH, you should first post a new ticket to us to whitelist your IP … Continued
How to enable SSH/Shell Access on a Cloud or a Dedicated Server?

How to enable SSH/Shell Access on a Cloud or a Dedicated Server?

To enable SSH access for a cPanel account go to WHM -> Account Functions -> Modify an Account. Once there choose the account you want to enable SSH for, and the option to turn on SSH/Shell access should be near the bottom … Continued
I have some files with 755 permissions. Is this a security threat?

I have some files with 755 permissions. Is this a security threat?

Having files with 755 permissions is not a security threat on our servers because we set each public_html directory with 750 permissions and only your user can read them. Thus, regardless of your files’ permissions, other users cannot read / execute / … Continued
“Permission denied (publickey)” error when connection over SSH

“Permission denied (publickey)” error when connection over SSH

To explain this error we will have to first explain that XonHost uses key-based authentication with SSH, replacing standard password authentication. Detailed information on SSH keys and key-based authentication is available in our article here. In short, you cannot merely use … Continued