{"id":13595,"date":"2024-03-15T07:28:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T07:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-ssh-service-be-installed-on-debian\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T20:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:44:51","slug":"how-can-ssh-service-be-installed-on-debian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-ssh-service-be-installed-on-debian\/","title":{"rendered":"Install SSH on Debian: A Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

To install the SSH service on Debian, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open the terminal and log into the system as the root user or a user with sudo privileges.<\/li>\n
  2. Run the following command to update the system software package list:<\/li>\n
  3. Please update the apt package manager.<\/li>\n
  4. Install the OpenSSH server software package.<\/li>\n
  5. Please install openssh-server using the sudo apt command.<\/li>\n
  6. During the installation process, you may be prompted to enter confirmation to continue the installation. Enter “Y” and press the Enter key.<\/li>\n
  7. After the installation is complete, the SSH service will start automatically. You can check the status of the SSH service using the following command.<\/li>\n
  8. Check the status of the ssh service by using the command: sudo systemctl status ssh<\/li>\n
  9. If the SSH service is running, you will see an output line similar to “Active: active (running)”.<\/li>\n
  10. By default, the SSH service will authenticate all users in the system. If you want to restrict SSH access to specific users only, edit the SSH server configuration file.<\/li>\n
  11. open the sshd_config file located in \/etc\/ssh using the nano editor with superuser privileges<\/li>\n
  12. In the opened file, locate the line “#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password” and change it to “PermitRootLogin no”. This will disable root user login via SSH.<\/li>\n
  13. If you want to allow specific users to log in via SSH, add the following line:<\/li>\n
  14. Grant access to specific users by using their usernames.<\/li>\n
  15. Replace “username” with the username(s) you wish to allow for login. If there are multiple users, separate them with a space.<\/li>\n
  16. Save the file and exit the editor.<\/li>\n
  17. Reload the SSH server configuration to apply the changes.<\/li>\n
  18. Reboot the ssh service using systemctl.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You have now successfully installed and configured the SSH service. You can now use an SSH client to connect to the Debian system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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