Step-by-Step Guide: How to Enable SSH on Ubuntu | Linode Docs

On Linode’s Ubuntu 20.04 LTS instances, the installation of ssh (client) and sshd (server) takes place when the instance is first started. The instructions that follow are to install the SSH if previously removed, or if a non-Linode installation is used. These instructions check if SSH services are correctly started on an Ubuntu instance. If ssh or sshd is not installed, instructions are supplied on how SSH (as OpenSSH) is installed on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. If you have not already done so, create a Linode account and Compute Instance. See our Getting Started with Linode and Creating a Compute Instance guides. Follow our Setting Up and Securing a Compute Instance guide to update your system. You may also wish to set the timezone, configure your hostname, create a limited user account, and harden SSH access. The Secure SHell protocol securely connects two hosts using authentication. The SSH connection between hosts is requested by an SSH client (or application). The SSH client is usually use

On Linode’s Ubuntu 20.04 LTS instances, the installation of ssh (client) and sshd (server) takes place when the instance is first started. The instructions that follow are to install the SSH if previously removed, or if a non-Linode installation is used. These instructions check if SSH services are correctly started on an Ubuntu instance. If ssh or sshd is not installed, instructions are supplied on how SSH (as OpenSSH) is installed on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. If you have not already done so, create a Linode account and Compute Instance. See our Getting Started with Linode and Creating a Compute Inst