<![CDATA[SSH Port 202 not working after changing /etc/ssh/sshd_config]]>Hi everyone,

Yesterday, I reinstalled and restored my server, and everything went smoothly without any issues. After the installation, I tried to change the SSH port to 202 in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file. I added the following line:

Port 202   # Do not use any other port. Only this port is not blocked by the Cloudron firewall

Then, I restarted SSH using:

systemctl restart ssh

(I noticed that older documents suggest systemctl restart sshd, but that doesn't seem to work anymore). However, I still can't connect via port 202. I have to use the default connection command:

ssh user@ip_server

I'm running Ubuntu 24.04.01 LTS. Is this method still valid for Cloudron, or did I miss something?

Thanks for your help!

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/12671/ssh-port-202-not-working-after-changing-etc-ssh-sshd_configRSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 09:56:34 GMTSun, 20 Oct 2024 05:40:15 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to SSH Port 202 not working after changing /etc/ssh/sshd_config on Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:12:06 GMT]]>I was about to write a long time ago that the parameter for resetting SSH has changed:

sudo systemctl restart ssh.socket
]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/97319https://forum.cloudron.io/post/97319Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:12:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SSH Port 202 not working after changing /etc/ssh/sshd_config on Mon, 18 Nov 2024 03:54:47 GMT]]>I added a note to reboot in the docs.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/96989https://forum.cloudron.io/post/96989Mon, 18 Nov 2024 03:54:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SSH Port 202 not working after changing /etc/ssh/sshd_config on Mon, 18 Nov 2024 03:52:28 GMT]]>So, I didn't have to change /lib/systemd/system/ssh.socket at all. But I did have to reboot the server since a simple systemctl restart ssh did not work. Curiously, after reboot the socket file still has ListenStream as 22 but I can connect only to 202.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/96988https://forum.cloudron.io/post/96988Mon, 18 Nov 2024 03:52:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SSH Port 202 not working after changing /etc/ssh/sshd_config on Mon, 28 Oct 2024 06:44:15 GMT]]>This should be in the Cloudron docs…

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/96112https://forum.cloudron.io/post/96112Mon, 28 Oct 2024 06:44:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SSH Port 202 not working after changing /etc/ssh/sshd_config on Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:26:37 GMT]]>Ran into the same issue, apparently Ubuntu 24 requires an edit in /lib/systemd/system/ssh.socket as well, you need to adjust the ListenStream to 202 and trigger a systemctl daemon-reload - after that it should be listening on port 202.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/96108https://forum.cloudron.io/post/96108Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:26:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SSH Port 202 not working after changing /etc/ssh/sshd_config on Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:29:43 GMT]]>@matix131997 I tried connecting with the following command:

ssh -p 202 root@ip

But it fails with the error:

Connection refused

It seems like port 22 is still open, and port 202 doesn't work. I was expecting that after the restart, port 22 would be closed and I would only be able to connect through port 202.

]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/95855https://forum.cloudron.io/post/95855Sun, 20 Oct 2024 11:29:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to SSH Port 202 not working after changing /etc/ssh/sshd_config on Sun, 20 Oct 2024 07:03:23 GMT]]>After changing the port, then you have to connect this way:

ssh user@ip_server -p 202
]]>https://forum.cloudron.io/post/95850https://forum.cloudron.io/post/95850Sun, 20 Oct 2024 07:03:23 GMT