Netsons Setup

SSH Access

1. Generate an SSH Key Pair

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "deploy@your-domain.com"

This creates:

• ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 — private key (keep secret)
• ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub — public key (upload to server)

2. Upload to Netsons cPanel

1. Log in to your Netsons cPanel
2. Go to Security > SSH Access
3. Click Manage SSH Keys > Import Key
4. Paste the contents of your public key
5. Click Import
6. Go back and click Manage next to the key
7. Click Authorize

3. Test the connection

ssh -p 65100 your-user@your-server.netsons.com

Caution

Netsons uses port 65100 for SSH, not the standard port 22.

4. Get the Known Hosts entry

ssh-keyscan -p 65100 your-server.netsons.com

Save the output — you’ll need it for the SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS GitHub secret.

FTP Access

FTP credentials are typically the same as your cPanel login:

Setting	Value
Host	your-server.netsons.com
Port	21
Username	Your cPanel username
Password	Your cPanel password

You can also create a dedicated FTP account in cPanel > Files > FTP Accounts.

PHP Version

Check available versions

ssh -p 65100 user@server "ls /usr/local/bin/ea-php*"

Common paths:

• /usr/local/bin/ea-php82
• /usr/local/bin/ea-php83
• /usr/local/bin/ea-php84

Set PHP version in cPanel

1. Go to Software > MultiPHP Manager
2. Select your domain
3. Choose the desired PHP version
4. Click Apply

Note

The cPanel PHP version affects the web server. For CLI operations (artisan, composer), always use the full path like /usr/local/bin/ea-php84.

Composer

Composer is typically at /opt/cpanel/composer/bin/composer. Always invoke it with the correct PHP binary:

/usr/local/bin/ea-php84 /opt/cpanel/composer/bin/composer --version

Git (SSD 30+ Plans)

Check if git is available:

ssh -p 65100 user@server "git --version"

Git is available on SSD 30+ plans. Lower plans must use the FTP strategy.