{"id":11835,"date":"2024-03-14T14:50:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-enable-ssh-service-in-centos\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T17:44:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T17:44:53","slug":"how-to-enable-ssh-service-in-centos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-enable-ssh-service-in-centos\/","title":{"rendered":"CentOS SSH Setup: Enable Service in 3 Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

To enable SSH service on CentOS, you need to execute the following steps in the terminal.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Install SSH server: If your system does not have an SSH server installed, you can use the following command to install OpenSSH server.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    sudo yum install openssh-server\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      \n
    1. Start the SSH service by using the following command:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      sudo systemctl start sshd\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        \n
      1. Enable SSH service start at system boot: Use the following command to configure SSH service to automatically start during system boot:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        sudo systemctl enable<\/span> sshd\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          \n
        1. To verify if the SSH service has been started: you can use the following command to check the status of the SSH service:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          sudo systemctl status sshd\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          If SSH service is running properly, it will display an Active (running) status.<\/p>\n
          The SSH service has now been successfully started in CentOS, allowing you to connect to the CentOS server using an SSH client.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
          To enable SSH service on CentOS, you need to execute the following steps in the terminal. Install SSH server: If your system does not have an SSH server installed, you can use the following command to install OpenSSH server. sudo yum install openssh-server Start the SSH service by using the following command: sudo systemctl start […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[15369,10671,14221,7302,15389],"class_list":["post-11835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-centos-security","tag-centos-ssh","tag-enable-ssh","tag-linux-system-admin","tag-openssh-setup"],"yoast_head":"\nCentOS SSH Setup: Enable Service in 3 Steps - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Quick guide to install, start & enable SSH service on CentOS using systemctl commands. 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