Using SSH: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 09:24, 11 January 2016

You need to have an SSH account to use SSH on your Bravenet account.

It is recommended that, only advanced users, use SSH to manage any larger websites that you may choose to host with Bravenet. It provides greater ease-of-use and utility when dealing with the hundreds, or perhaps even thousands of files involved in more complicated websites.

Using SSH with Putty

Install [[ http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html | PuTTY]].

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 == Using SSH with Putty ==
-# [[Log in to your Bravenet account]].
+# Install [[ http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html | PuTTY]].
-# Select the [[SSH_tab| '''SSH''']] tab.
-# Select the '''New SSH Account''' option.
-# You will be prompted to enter in a '''username''' and '''password'''.  This will be the  user that your SSH  session will show when you log in with the account you are creating. Note that your username will automatically be followed by a number - this is part of your username.  For example, <tt>testuser-1234567890</tt>.  Ensure you choose a secure password!  When done, click the '''create''' button.
-# You can now login to your SSH account using either [[Putty | Putty]] on Windows/OSXc or the [[ Terminal | Terminal]] in Linux/OSX.
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