---
title: Administering your instance
shortTitle: Administer your instance
intro: 'You can administer your instance using SSH and command-line utilities.'
versions:
  ghes: '*'
  ghae: '*'
type: how_to
topics:
  - Enterprise
children:
  - /accessing-the-administrative-shell-ssh
  - /enabling-and-scheduling-maintenance-mode
  - /site-admin-dashboard
  - /command-line-utilities
---