How to Install SSH Server on CentOS 7
In this tutorial we are going to learn how to install ssh server CentOS 7 Linux.
SSH Protocol allows users to connect to a remote computer through their computers. It is the Most secure way to access a remote computer through the internet. If you want to connect to your CentOS 7 Server from a remote computer, then you should install ssh server on CentOS 7.
To install ssh server on CentOS 7, We need to install the openssh-server package. Then we need to Configure Firewall to all access to the ssh port 22.
Install Openssh Server on CentOS 7
The SSH Server for CentOS 7 provides by the openssh-server package which we can install using yum command.
Open the Linux terminal and execute,
yum install openssh-server
This will install the centos ssh server.
Start SSH Service on CentOS 7
After the Installation is Finished, Start the centos sshd service using systemctl command.
systemctl start sshd.service
systemctl enable sshd.service
Configure CentOS 7 Firewall to Allow SSH Connection
Next, we need to Open the ssh port from the CentOS Firewalld. To open ssh port add following firewall rule using firewall-cmd command and reload the firewall configuration.
firewall-cmd –permanent –add-service=ssh
firewall-cmd –reload
And that is all we have to do. Now you should be able to access your CentOS Server using an SSH Client.
View SSH Server status
Using systemctl status command you can view the status of the CentOS sshd Service.
systemctl status sshd.service
You should get the status of the sshd service as active (running).
We can also use netstat command to make sure that our CentOS system is listening on Port 22 which is used by the ssh protocol.
netstat -tulnp | grep ssh
Summary – Install CentOS Openssh Server
In this tutorial we learned how to install and configure SSH Server on CentOS 7.
- We installed openssh-server package which provides the SSH server for CentOS Linux.
- Then We added Firewall rule using the firewall-cmd command to allow access to the CentOS SSH Server.