Change Default SSH port on CentOS

This Article describes how to change SSH port on CentOS VPS or dedicated server. By default standerd SSH port is 22.

STEP1
Edit SSH configuration file.
#nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

STEP2
Add the follwong code to /etc/ssh/sshd_config file

#SSH PORT 
Port 3456

Save the file and restart the SSH service by running the following command
# service sshd restart

NOTE: Make sure open the port from firewall before restart the service.


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