{"id":51540,"date":"2026-03-23T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=51540"},"modified":"2026-02-27T06:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:55:37","slug":"how-to-install-ssh-on-ubuntu-26-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-ssh-on-ubuntu-26-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install SSH on Ubuntu 26.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/how-to-install-ssh-on-ubuntu-26.04.webp\" alt=\"How to install SSH on Ubuntu 26.04\" class=\"wp-image-51636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/how-to-install-ssh-on-ubuntu-26.04.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/how-to-install-ssh-on-ubuntu-26.04-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/how-to-install-ssh-on-ubuntu-26.04-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/how-to-install-ssh-on-ubuntu-26.04-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog post, we will show you how to install SSH on Ubuntu 26.04. SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. SSH enables secure data transfer between two machines (server-to-server or server-to-local computer) to ensure data is transferred without interruption. In addition to installing the SSH server, this post will cover SSH configuration and the most commonly used SSH commands, with examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Installing and configuring SSH on Ubuntu 26.04 is a straightforward and takes a couple of minutes. Let&#8217;s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ead376c9a6d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ead376c9a6d\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-ssh-on-ubuntu-26-04\/#Prerequisites\" >Prerequisites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-ssh-on-ubuntu-26-04\/#Update-the-system\" >Update the system<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-ssh-on-ubuntu-26-04\/#Install-OpenSSH-server\" >Install OpenSSH server<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-ssh-on-ubuntu-26-04\/#Configure-the-SSH-Server\" >Configure the SSH Server<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-ssh-on-ubuntu-26-04\/#SSH-Commands\" >SSH Commands<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-ssh-on-ubuntu-26-04\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prerequisites\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prerequisites\"><\/span>Prerequisites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/ubuntu-hosting\/\">Ubuntu 26.04 VPS<\/a> is required if you want to learn how to install SSH on Ubuntu 26.04.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>User privileges: root or non-root user with sudo privileges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-update-the-system\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Update-the-system\"><\/span>Update the system<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we start installing the OpenSSH server, we need to update the packages to their latest versions. To do that, execute the following command, which is a crucial step for how to install SSH on Ubuntu 26.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt update -y &amp;&amp; apt upgrade -y<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-install-openssh-server\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install-OpenSSH-server\"><\/span>Install OpenSSH server<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>OpenSSH is an open-source implementation of the SSH protocol. To install OpenSSH, execute the following command as part of the process for getting SSH installed on Ubuntu 26.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt install openssh-server -y<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Once installed, start and enable the ssh service:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">systemctl start ssh &amp;&amp; systemctl enable ssh<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The output should look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">root@test.vps:~# systemctl start ssh &amp;&amp; systemctl enable ssh<br>Synchronizing state of ssh.service with SysV service script with \/usr\/lib\/systemd\/systemd-sysv-install.<br>Executing: \/usr\/lib\/systemd\/systemd-sysv-install enable ssh<br>Created symlink '\/etc\/systemd\/system\/sshd.service' \u2192 '\/usr\/lib\/systemd\/system\/ssh.service'.<br>Created symlink '\/etc\/systemd\/system\/multi-user.target.wants\/ssh.service' \u2192 '\/usr\/lib\/systemd\/system\/ssh.service'<br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To check the status of the server, execute the command below. This command is helpful whenever you&#8217;re figuring out how to install SSH on Ubuntu 26.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">systemctl status ssh<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If everything is OK, you should receive output similar to this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">root@test.vps:~# systemctl status ssh<br>\u25cf ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server<br>     Loaded: loaded (\/usr\/lib\/systemd\/system\/ssh.service; enabled; preset: enabled)<br>     Active: active (running) since Fri 2026-01-16 19:22:02 UTC; 40s ago<br> Invocation: 0de63cb6d6a34434b941fd05f3da1e03<br>TriggeredBy: \u25cf ssh.socket<br>       Docs: man:sshd(8)<br>             man:sshd_config(5)<br>   Main PID: 10147 (sshd)<br>      Tasks: 1 (limit: 1857)<br>     Memory: 1.4M (peak: 2.1M)<br>        CPU: 24ms<br>     CGroup: \/system.slice\/ssh.service<br>             \u2514\u250010147 \"sshd: \/usr\/sbin\/sshd -D [listener] 0 of 10-100 startups\"<br><br>Jan 16 19:22:02 test.vps systemd[1]: Starting ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server...<br>Jan 16 19:22:02 test.vps sshd[10147]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22.<br>Jan 16 19:22:02 test.vps sshd[10147]: Server listening on :: port 22.<br>Jan 16 19:22:02 test.vps systemd[1]: Started ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server.<br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see from the output above, the SSH service is listening on port 22, which is a well-known port for hackers and should be changed a make our server more secure. Changing the port and other parameters will be explained in the next section on SSH configuration. Let&#8217;s move on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-configure-the-ssh-server\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Configure-the-SSH-Server\"><\/span>Configure the SSH Server<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To change the port of the SSH server from port number <strong>22<\/strong> to a more complex number, for example, to port <strong>4422<\/strong>, we need to open the following file. This process is often included in guides about how to install SSH on Ubuntu 26.04 for security reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">nano \/etc\/ssh\/sshd_config<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the following line &#8220;<strong>#Port 22<\/strong>&#8220;, uncomment it, and change the number to 4422<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Port 4422\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the file, close it, and restart the SSH server for the changes to take effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">systemctl daemon-reload<br><br>systemctl restart ssh<br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now lets execute the status command related to your Ubuntu 26.04 SSH configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">systemctl status ssh<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You should see the changed port in the bolded lines below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">root@test.vps:~# systemctl status ssh<br>\u25cf ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server<br>     Loaded: loaded (\/usr\/lib\/systemd\/system\/ssh.service; enabled; preset: enabled)<br>     Active: active (running) since Fri 2026-01-16 19:32:47 UTC; 1min 42s ago<br> Invocation: 637a3240c94a40e6887104c3f95afb36<br>TriggeredBy: \u25cf ssh.socket<br>       Docs: man:sshd(8)<br>             man:sshd_config(5)<br>    Process: 10429 ExecStartPre=\/usr\/sbin\/sshd -t (code=exited, status=0\/SUCCESS)<br>   Main PID: 10431 (sshd)<br>      Tasks: 1 (limit: 1857)<br>     Memory: 1.5M (peak: 2.1M)<br>        CPU: 47ms<br>     CGroup: \/system.slice\/ssh.service<br>             \u2514\u250010431 \"sshd: \/usr\/sbin\/sshd -D [listener] 0 of 10-100 startups\"<br><br>Jan 16 19:32:47 test.vps systemd[1]: Starting ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server...<br>Jan 16 19:32:47 test.vps sshd[10431]: <strong>Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 4422.<\/strong><br>Jan 16 19:32:47 test.vps sshd[10431]: <strong>Server listening on :: port 4422.<\/strong><br>Jan 16 19:32:47 test.vps systemd[1]: Started ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server.<br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If we want to make more changes in the <strong>\/etc\/ssh\/sshd_config<\/strong> for better server security, like enabling password authentication and Root Login, uncomment these lines to look like this. This modification is a step in the broader task of how to install SSH on Ubuntu 26.04 and harden your server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">PasswordAuthentication yes\n\nPermitRootLogin yes\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, after every change, reload the daemon and restart the SSH server:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">systemctl daemon-reload<br><br>systemctl restart ssh<br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ssh-commands\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SSH-Commands\"><\/span>SSH Commands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a list of the most commonly used SSH (Secure Shell) and related terminal commands with practical examples, all of which you can use after following the steps on how to install SSH on Ubuntu 26.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">1. Connect to a remote server (SSH)<br><br><strong>ssh user@hostname<\/strong> - hostname   <br><br>OR<br><br><strong>ssh user@192.168.0.1<\/strong> - IpAddress<br><br>2. Connect using a specific port - Connect to the SSH server on port 4422 instead of the default 22<br><br><strong>ssh root@192.168.0.1 -p 4422<\/strong> <br><br>3. Use a specific private key - Tells SSH which identity (private key) file to use for authentication.<br><br><strong>ssh -i ~\/.ssh\/mykey.pem root@192.168.0.1 -p 4422<\/strong><br><br>4. Verbose mode for debugging - Shows detailed output of the connection process; use -vv or -vvv for even more detail.<br><br><strong>ssh -v root@192.168.0.1 -p 4422<\/strong> <br><br>5. Enable compression - Compresses data during the session, helpful on slow networks.<br><br><strong>ssh -C root@192.168.0.1 -p 4422<\/strong> <br><br>6. Forward the SSH agent - Allows the remote server to use your local SSH agent for further connections.<br><br><strong>ssh -A root@192.168.0.1 -p 4422<\/strong> <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it. You successfully installed and configured the SSH service on Ubuntu 26.04 OS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, you don\u2019t have to install it yourself if you have difficulty and are not familiar with Linux or SSH services. You can always contact our technical support. You only need to sign up for one of our<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/nvme-hosting\/\"> NVMe VPS plans<\/a> and submit a support ticket. We are available 24\/7 and will address your request immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you liked this post teaching you how to install SSH on Ubuntu 26, please share it with your friends or leave a comment down below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this blog post, we will show you how to install SSH on Ubuntu 26.04. 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