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Connect via SSH and use command line
This guide explains how to connect via SSH to a Web Hosting or a Cloud Server.
Connect via SSH…
… via a Web Browser
- Click here to access the management of your hosting on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
- Click directly on the name assigned to the hosting concerned:

- Click on FTP / SSH in the left sidebar menu.
- Click on the SSH Console button:

… via the terminal or an application
To connect via SSH, use the following commands from a Terminal type application (command-line interface, CLI / Command Line Interface) on your device, for example:
- Terminal (application already integrated with macOS and Linux)
- PuTTY (Windows)
- Windows 10 SSH Client (help in French / in English)
Then enter the following command:
ssh username@serverusernamebeing the username of the FTP accountserverbeing the host server (e.g. xxxx.ftp.infomaniak.com)
To know which command is available and the path to use, run the command "whereis":
$ whereis mysql
mysql: /opt/mysql/bin/mysqlLink to this FAQ:
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