How to enable SSH access for your Managed WordPress account

In this article, we’ll show you how to connect to enable WordPress SSH access through your Managed WordPress Dashboard. Just follow these steps:

To enable SSH access on your MWP account, you will need to have a few things ready:

  • SSH public key
  • Terminal app (PuTTy, Terminal, etc.)
  1. Log in to your HostPapa Dashboard.
  2. Click on My WordPress tab. 
Click My WordPress on your HostPapa Dashboard
  1. Select the name of the website you would like to manage.
To manage your wordpress site, select the correct domain
  1. Your Managed WordPress Dashboard will open. Click the Advanced tab.
Click Advanced in our Managed WordPress Dashboard
  1. Enable SSH access by clicking on the toggle switch.
How to enable SSH access for your Managed WordPress account
  1. Import your SSH public key on the same page in the SSH Keys section. Note: if you do not have a public key, you can generate an SSH key pair using a tool like PuTTyGen.
Import SSH public key
How to connect to your MWP account via SSH
  1. Once your key is imported, you will need to activate/authorize the key by clicking the checkmark next to it to allow it access SSH on your MWP account.
Access SSH on your MWP account

SSH is now enabled on your site and you can connect with your SSH key.

To connect to SSH, you will need to use your private SSH key along with the SFTP username and IP address listed under the Site Information section of your MWP Dashboard.

access SSH on your MWP account. 1

The SSH command will look like this:

ssh eispxdk@204.44.192.92

That’s it! You have enabled WordPress SSH access. 

If you need help with your HostPapa account, please open a support ticket from your dashboard.

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