How to connect to a certain port on SSH

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So, I am setting up an ssh server. I have installed the ssh-server program on my server. However, I didn't want to connect to it through port 22, because reasons, so I set the server to listen through another port (2584). How do i set up my client to also connect through port 2584 rather than port 22?

You can setup `~/.ssh/config` file to simplify your ssh terminal commands, here is a complete manual: [How To Configure Custom Connection Options for your SSH Client](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-configure-custom-connection-options-for-your-ssh-client). Also in [this answer](https://askubuntu.com/a/986245/566421) of mine is presented an example. — pa4080, Jan 16 '19 at 16:39

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 16 '19 at 16:27

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Assuming you are using normal ssh command it is the additional parameter -p (see the man page of man ssh). E.g:

$ ssh -p 2584 user@host

answered Jan 16 '19 at 16:27

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Thanks so much! This worked! Now I dont have to use teamviewer... – Jan 16 '19 at 16:31
I can't, I am a new user, and my upvotes are not displayed. – Jan 17 '19 at 01:45

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 23 '19 at 01:32

Note that ssh accepts commands in the URI form, such as ssh://[email protected]:<port>. It is perfectly valid to do the following:

ssh  ssh://myuser@domain_name.com:2222

Alternatively, to avoid specifying port each time, you can declare it within ~/.ssh/config. See steeldriver's answer for details.

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