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SSH Access

  1.  Log in to your cPanel>>Software>>SSH Access
  2. Choose your Web Hosting(cPanel)service;
  3. Press the button “Access Control Panel” on the left menu and then the button “Click here to access control panel.”

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You will have to choose “SSH Access” from the “Security” tab. Then press “

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If you have your own key, you can simply import it, by pressing the button “Import Key” and from that moment you can connect to the server using SSH Key.

If you do not have your own key yet, you can generate it using cPanel, press “Generate a New Key“. Fill the basic form, which actually contains your Key Name, Password. Our recommendation is not to change other settings.

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Once you generate the key, you can simply find it one step before the “Manage SSH Key” display, which allows you to view or download the Key, but before that, you need to authorize the new key:

  • Open the “Manage SSH Key” view;
  • Chose the Key you create and press the “Manage” button for that specific key.

Now, when your key is generated and authorized you can use it to connect to the server. If you don’t know how to connect to the server via SSH Key, please follow the guidelines of this article (Step 4):