For security reasons, SSH access to your VPS is blocked at the firewall level. Before you can connect to your account via SSH, you will need to add your local IP address to the firewall. This guide will show you how to add your IP Address to the Firewall for SSH access. Adding your IP Read More >
Search Results for: SSH Access
Do you provide SSH access?
SSH Access is available to our VPS Hosting, Dedicated Server Hosting, Shared Hosting, and Reseller Hosting users. How can I get Shell Access? VPS/Dedicated Shell Access There are a few requirements for using SSH with your VPS or Dedicated Server. For standard SSH, you can log in using your cPanel username and password. For root Read More >
How to Use SSH to Access Your UltraStack WordPress VPS
When you are running a website or server, SSH can save you time by allowing you to directly view, manage, and edit files from the command line interface (CLI). In this guide, we will show you how to use SSH with your UltraStack WordPress VPS hosted with Platform i. Note: We also recommend our full Read More >
What is Shell (SSH) Access?
Shell access, commonly referred to as SSH (Secure SHell), is remote command line access to a server. Having command line access (if you’re familiar with using it) can be very helpful. It can not only help you speed up certain tasks, but it also can give you access to do certain things that you cannot Read More >
How To Manage SSH Keys for Your Server
This guide will show you how to manage SSH keys on your non-cPanel Cloud VPS or Bare Metal Dedicated Server. SSH keys allow you to securely connect to your server via SSH (Secure Socket Shell). First, we will show you how to add your public SSH key and then remove an SSH key for a Read More >
Using Emacs Tramp For SSH (Emacs SSH)
The Emacs “Tramp” functionality brings the power of SSH into your text editor. You no longer need to open a separate terminal window in order to run scripts, edit files, or perform other server maintenance. Tramp lets you do it all right inside of an Emacs buffer. Additionally, Tramp is built into Emacs, so you Read More >
Giving Your Developer Access to Your Account
If you hire a developer or designer, there are a few different ways to provide them access to your website. Different types of websites require different types of access. In this article, we’ll walk you through the different levels of access you can give your developer and how to safely provide that account access. Levels Read More >
Complete SSH Security and SFTP Guide For Ubuntu Cloud Server
When first purchasing an InMotion Hosting Cloud VPS system, you have a dedicated IP address and built-in SSH security. This means that as soon as your server has been provisioned you can immediately log in and start working. In this article, you will learn about the default SSH configuration and how you can optionally harden Read More >
Helping your Developer Transfer your Website with cPanel Access
If you’re transferring a website to InMotion, there’s a good chance that your old hosting provider used cPanel. For years, cPanel has been one of the most popular control panels due to its simplicity and ease of use. Here are some tips to help you, the account owner, make the process both secure and efficient. Read More >
How to Install GoAccess Web Analytics on Debian
GoAccess is a light-weight free open source log analyzer. Matomo and other self-hosted website analytics applications use PHP and a SQL database to manage web analytics data. Other applications including Google Analytics and Mixpanel store the data externally. GoAccess uses your pre-existing server logs to provide web analytics data you can easily manipulate within your Read More >
How to Change Your Server SSH Port
Have you ever tried any basic port scanning with Netcat, Nmap, and Telnet against your server or local network? If so, you know how easy it can be to check for open ports and accompanying services. And anyone can search how to find port numbers in cPanel software. Social engineering is being used more for Read More >
How to Reset .Htaccess File
Knowing how to reset .htaccess files on your server can save you lots of time. An .htaccess file is a configuration file Apache servers use to configure page loading and redirects. WordPress requires a specially configured .htaccess file to run, but many themes and plugins will edit the WordPress .htaccess file and may conflict with Read More >
Accessing your Ansible Control Node
Our Ansible Control Node allows you to start managing remote systems. The container is set up with Git, popular playbooks, an is easy to configure in the Account Management Panel (AMP). This allows you to spend less time working on your Ansible agent and more time managing remote nodes. Features include: All needed Python and Read More >
Root Access and How to Obtain It
Gaining root access to your server can be a bigger deal than you may think. It does give you ultimate access to everything regarding your server, in both WHM and via SSH as well. Please keep in mind that you may not need root access to perform your everyday activities. This article requires you to Read More >
6 Ways to Improve Website Accessibility
In this article: Web accessibility doesn’t require high server performance. Shared Hosting customers don’t need to upgrade for a bigger hosting plan. VPS Hosting customers don’t need to use root access. All you need to improve a website’s accessibility is admin access to the content management system (CMS) or raw code. From testing to training, Read More >
Force HSTS using .htaccess
HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) protects users from cookie hijacking and protocol downgrade attacks by forcing browsers to request HTTPS pages from your domain. HSTS is similar to a 301 redirect from HTTP to HTTPS but at the browser level. There may be a specific HSTS configuration appropriate for your website. The following are less Read More >
How to Blacklist/Whitelist IP Address via SSH
As we continue our series on the cPHulk security features, we will show you the steps to blacklist and whitelist IP addresses via SSH. In the last guide we showed you how to blacklist and whitelist IP addresses in the Web Host Manager or WHM. But doing this with command line using SSH can save Read More >
How to Lookup a CNAME via SSH
In this tutorial, we will show you how to lookup a CNAME record using SSH. This can be an important step when troubleshooting redirect issues. Performing this test via SSH can save time, since it can be done right in a terminal. We also have a helpful guide on how to create a CNAME record. Read More >
How to Install the WP Accessibility WordPress Plugin
In this guide, we will show you how to install the WP Accessibility WordPress plugin. This plugin allows you to improve your websites’ accessibility. You can learn more general information on WordPress accessibility from the WordPress Accessibility Manual. Installing the plugin Log into your WordPress website. Select Plugins from the sidebar and select Add New. Read More >
How to Add SSH Keys to Your GitHub Account
In this tutorial: Why use an SSH key? How to Create an SSH Key Adding an SSH Key to Your GitHub Account GitHub offers a convenient SSH key feature for accessing your repositories on the command line. Instead of using usernames and passwords every time you push to or pull from your repository, you can Read More >
