Change SSH Port

Here, we cover the process to change the SSH port from the default value of 22 on VPS or dedicated servers.

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Change SSH Port

IMPORTANT: This solution will require root access. If this needs to be obtained, follow the guide on requesting root access.

1. SSH into the server as root
2. Open /etc/ssh/sshd_config using your preferred text editor and find the line that says #Port 22
   TIP: This is usually towards the top.
3. Remove the #from the start of the line and replace 22 with the desired port number
   EXAMPLE:
   Before:
   

   #Port 22

   After:
   

   Port 100

4. Save and exit the config file
5. Restart SSH using the following command
   

   service sshd restart

6. Confirm that SSH is listening on the new port by running the following command
   

   netstat -nlp | grep -i sshd

   TIP: The results should show 0 0.0.0.0:### and 0 :::### with ### being the new port number. The port has been set to 100 in the example below.