Helpful Tips and Tricks for Server Administrators
One of the most powerful tools you’ll use with your VPS Servers or Cloud Instances is SSH.
SSH, standing for Secure Shell, is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network.
It is amongst the critical tools outside of using IPMI to connect and manage your server directly.
To Change the SSH Port for Your Linux Server Connect to your server via SSH Switch to the root user Run the following command:vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config Locate the following line:# Port 22 Remove # and change 22 to your desired port number. Restart the sshd service by running the following command: service sshd restart
In this post, you will learn how to secure SSH on your Bare Metal Server. Securing SSH on your server is quick and easy, to secure the server , we would disable direct root login. That could be done via sshd_config file. Here Protocol 2 needs to be used which is more secure. Refer the … Read more