SSH Full Course - EVERYTHING You Need to Know!

OpenSSH is the tool of choice for managing Linux installations remotely - and is indispensable in DevOps, Cloud, System Administration, Hosting, and more. Since it's so widely used, you should definitely learn it. In this video, I go over all the basics you need to use OpenSSH in your workflow. This includes understanding the difference between the client and server binaries, how to connect, config files, keys, and more!
🎞️ *Time Codes*:
00:00 - Intro
03:38 - What is OpenSSH?
09:36 - Connecting to a server via OpenSSH
21:28 - Configuring the OpenSSH Client
28:04 - Using public/private keys
45:40 - Managing SSH keys
1:00:40 - SSH Server Configuration
1:13:29 - Troubleshooting
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[@TheJohnnyFictionShow]

Jay, you’re a gem of an educator and I really appreciate the channel you’ve built and all the hard work you’ve done. Thank you.

[@heikokraemer2735]

This was the second ssh tutorial I've taken on KZbin … now I know where I'll look first next time. Thanks for this great session and for covering the security and troubleshooting essentials!

[@annihilatorg]

Thank you for this, Jay. I really appreciated your additional info such as the troubleshooting steps and watching the appropriate logs. I would have also appreciated a backup/restore section for the ssh keys. While it's as simple as backing up and restoring the appropriate private/public key pairs, I'd have appreciated having that step included.

[@CGA111]

Hands down the best ssh walk through I've watched, finally I get it. Thanks!

[@_Fortress_]

Great video! I really appreciate you taking the time to put together a guide like this. Would love to see you talk about how you manage/backup keys as well.

[@seanacus8476]

This was a great tutorial. Please keep making more of these. Thank you for taking the time.

[@JulianDavidArroyaveZuluaga]

Honestly, I don't know how can somebody dislike this video, it is a very clear, amazing explanation, all I needed.

[@theena]

I understood the inner workings of SSH more after this 90 minute video than I have over six months of Linux usage. Thanks, Jay.

[@BokanoiD]

You'd make an excellent teacher. This is the clearest way I've seen anyone explain anything in a while. Well done.

[@2012Misanthrope]

he is a teacher.

[@sexyeur]

If it looks like a duck...

[@mikemilkshake205]

Could you please make a bash scripting course? It would fit your channel really well.

[@paulmacgiollacaoine8619]

That would be great 👍

[@Crosszeriax]

would love this too

[@sargismartirosyan9946]

I think there is bash scripting videos

[@davidkamaunu8734]

👍 that's a good idea

[@joshmcneil1086]

Thank you Jay. I've been using your videos for nearly a year now and I can honestly say that I have grown quite a lot, and much of that is attributable to you and your content. I am very much grateful for your time and tutelage. It has been integral to my learning. I'll be taking the RHSCA soon, and I will be remain a life-time viewer of the channel. All the best to you and yours.

[@daveduback7974]

Your videos always take me to the next level. I have been using ssh to access my pi's using keys but now I will harden them by moving away from blank keyphrases and definitely removing password authentication. Thanks for giving me such great perspective!

[@1kcender4691]

Jay your videos are very well done. The production is getting better with each video. Thank you so much for the tutoring. Also looking forward to the arrival of your 3rd edition. Keep up the great work.

[@GeorgeMulak]

This is the first time I feel like I am understanding this SSH topic. You have a gift of teaching. Please consider hacking out the rest of this topic, if you have not already. Thank you.

[@mickymcl8359]

As a complete novice I even surprised myself, by being able to follow most of what you taught first time, need a few more watches to get it all to sit. Thanks a lot for clear explanations and the great examples.

[@ronnierush9379]

Great Video Thanks :-) Because I do this so few times I always forget certain ssh setup parts "getting old", so it makes for a really great ssh tutorial refresher.

[@strifef7]

Love the new format and tutorials Jay! Great work!

[@Appalling68]

Hi Jay. I am SO GLAD I stumbled upon this video (two years later). Thank you SO MUCH!

[@Ray_TambaBudol_Marcos]

Good Job I'll watch this over and over again.

[@ryann6919]

This is so good! In-depth but super easy to get the hang of.

[@ltam168]

Thank you for making it so easy to follow and understand. Another great tutorial.

[@sathishkumarshanmugavel673]

Thank you for this guide. you have covered all aspects of the tool including troubleshooting. Your lecture is clear and easy to follow. Audio and video qualities are excellent and particularly the bigger fonts on your terminal 🙂. I have been using ssh for several years but now I have clear picture of the tool.

[@mauno91]

It's currently 03. dec 2021 as I'm watching this. Seeing the date match, really brings the immersion to life when he talks about when stuff was created.

[@BonnakChea]

Thank Jay. You got me deeper into SSH.

[@muhammadasifsaeed500]

Watched again after 4 months. Got most of it ..... Thank you very much for this free stuff

[@bonfireatnight3998]

Wow, this was a great video! The explanations are perfectly clear and it provides just the right amount of information to become somewhat competent without getting overwhelmed. Thanks!

[@denzilhoff6026]

A small additional detail to your explanation of journalctl. Journalctl uses the "less" command to pipe out the entries. You have all the features you would normally have such as using the forward slash "/" to begin a search. That also means that you can use shift-f to start following the log. Use CTRL-C to stop following.

[@gookulgopan]

all my ssh related doubts cleared in one video, now I'm a ssh ninja. Thank you so much

[@HaroonKhan-nx4wl]

Indeed this video is a gem on ssh with deep dive into most of the ssh concepts in an intuitive way. Thank you for such a great content and keep going.

[@knpstrr]

Went through this tutorial after following a ssh article. Ended up with same result but this video was great, will help anyone to setup ssh.

[@KukuG28]

Very clear and plain logical explanation. Finally i have found a place to drop by for my linux education

[@michalroesler]

I keep coming back to this awesome video on SSH connections.

[@muhammadasifsaeed500]

Very informative! Very Precise! I am following your all tutorial, they all are great! Thank you very much for the effort

[@victorkh7]

Thank you Jay, for the troubleshooting part... very informative! Thanks!

[@da001be]

Awesome tutorial! Took loads of notes. Thanks so much!

[@saidneder41]

Jay, you are a treasure for us juniors getting into linux sysadmin at work, you rock!

[@fossmanmedia]

Still find myself referring to this video from time to time. Very helpful. Thank you for all of your hard work.

[@daviddiaz572]

Brother you are one of the best at explaining these concepts. Thank you so much for making it so easy to understand

[@arianmazloumi3664]

This Course answered and solved all my ssh problems. Thank you somuch

[@TheClembo]

Great video thank you. Followed your instructions with my Synology NAS that wouldn't let me in via ssh without giving a password every time as I wanted to do. The -v on the ssh command helped me see that it was a permission issue for the directory and subsequent 'authorised keys' file. So after changing permissions, well deleting and setting up per your faultless instructions. Bingo -it all now works. Especially liked the 'config' file entry -helps a lot for simplicity. Thanks again. Just bought your new server book too. Cheers, ATB.

[@subbunittala2012]

hands down the best turtorial on the internet ,,thank you so much !

[@talaragop2452]

You're the best teacher! You made it so easy to understand for a noob like me. Love your channel!

[@MarkusEicher70]

Hi Jay, hello community. Thanks for this basic intro. Coming from a Windows world now embracing Linux and learning to manage it. These kinds of basics are boring for Linux gurus, but essential for newbies like me. Good to have you and your channel as a mentor. I appreciate your work. 🤛

[@jeremyhall3796]

Great video and very timely for me. Thank you for posting.

[@secwriteups]

This intro is on another level. It's better than the two old ones. The only thing i dislike is the jingle (audio), but i can live with it.

[@LearnLinuxTV]

That may change. Thanks for the feedback :)

[@sussusamogus7831]

Great stuff as always Jay, thanks for helping us out!

[@wekiwa7055]

This video answered my questions. Your presentation method is superb Jay.

[@sauravmohanty99]

What an amazing tutorial! Thanks for this!

[@i--i4933]

this guys vids are awesome, they have really helped me understand linux

[@WPAT1637]

You have awesome and easy to follow tutorials! I\we appreciate your work.

[@Guilherme-qk9so]

Really awesome guide, as always! Thanks a bunch!

[@maninthecrowd5076]

Exactly what I was searching at the moment, and by that I mean from an hour ago to right at the moment.

[@LearnLinuxTV]

Wow, great timing!

[@QuimChaos]

thanks!! I was needing this!

[@fuemedicalcenter]

este vídeo es oro. Explicación clara y detallada para los no iniciados. Muchas gracias

[@serpantinthewild]

Very comprehensive tutorial, thank you

[@vinodkumar-cs4xi]

SSH topic is cleared with this video, thank you so much for making this video 👍👍👍

[@scopeinsurancebrokerage5283]

just what I needed .thank you @Jay for the awesome and thorough tutorial and being a good teacher

[@dougsheets6201]

Thank you. Your tutorial has helped my career. I've learned several things from this tutorial.

[@AnzanHoshinRoshi]

Thank you, Jay. I am saving this for reference for people.

[@mranjith830]

I know you're not human.

[@AnzanHoshinRoshi]

@@mranjith830 Of course not.

[@michawojcik1519]

Amazing video Jay, thank you!

[@antonyrodriguez5621]

Thanks for covering all the steps!

[@decoder6878]

Awesome lecture. Very detailed explanation.👌🏻

[@bendoverbackwards]

The best KZbin video for SSH. Thanks ❤

[@hemant371981]

Many thanks. I have accounts background and studying IT for knowledge. I got my first assignment on OPenssh. You rescued me. Best regards - Hemant

[@gaylordlevy3843]

The best SSH tutorial I have seen... thank you very much!

[@gaylordlevy3843]

Any chance you could make a video like this about network managers... a tutorial explaining pros and cons of: NetworkManager, netctl, systemd-networkd, connnan, etc.?

[@grahammccann8554]

Hi Jay, Great video. very helpful for working with ssh. Thank you for your time.

[@hassy9118]

Thank you for this awesome content...as well as other related videos in your site. I learned so much...

[@Crosszeriax]

this was a really clearcut and informative video! thank you! ive subscribed to your channel :)

[@hamigakisan7094]

At home with a cold, needed something to keep busy. This'll do!

[@toenytv7946]

great walk through so far section 1 is done. Thumbs up.

[@fabiobcm]

Awesome class as always! Complete and direct to the point. Could you make a video recommending us books on linux?

[@srsr6099]

Great tutorial, ssh was some kinda enigma for me, now demystified, thanks for your efforts, is there a sequel to this!

[@LearnLinuxTV]

No plans right now, but I very well could depending on how many views it gets.

[@mean7429]

Thank you for all your hard work.

[@LeeJordanMusic]

Thanks for the simple explanation without getting too deep in the weeds

[@zgagacz]

Brilliant! So clear and helpful. Thank you!

[@verynice5258]

Thank you for all your hard work. You're an inspiration to many.

[@mbiybong9802]

Thank you for this video. I will surely share this video many times

[@saramaeks9826]

You are the reason I went from being a complete n00b to a semi-competent linux user and programmer. your videos are so informative, accessible, and entertaining. thank you so much for everything you do for the open-source community!

[@MattiaRighetti]

3:38 What is OpenSSH 9:40 Connecting to a server via OpenSSH 21:34 Configuring the OpenSSH Client 28:07 Using public/private keys 45:50 Managing SSH keys 1:00:47 Configuring OpenSSH 1:13:37 Troubleshooting OpenSSH

[@aynurshauerman]

This is amazing! Thank you!

[@catraaaw]

>1:27:59 What a madman! :D Looking forward to seeing your new videos.

[@kdg1955]

Thanks. Regardless the fact that I have been using it for many years, it was still very educational. Just a tip: mention also, in your next video release about ssh, the command `scp` (secure copy), which is part of openssh-client. And maybe the x11 forwarding.

[@wildmanjeff42]

Thanks for the video Jay

[@catreunion]

Thank you so much! I learn a lot from this super helpful tutorial.

[@noweare1]

Thanks, your making me a lot more competent.

[@linuxier1986]

Very cleared explained !! Thanks a lot.

[@tissuepaper9962]

Perfect timing, was looking for a video like this last night.

[@LearnLinuxTV]

Glad I could help!

[@adrianakuzmikova1697]

@@LearnLinuxTV what OS do you use on your VPS? I am thinking about getting VPS 1core with 2GB ram and I dont know what OS to choose. I wanna host simple personal web site and dont have any skills with linux or VPS or web hosting yet.

[@scottspa74]

Man, your videos are AMAZING!

[@woxit6107]

Thanks for your time and effort.

[@MurilloNogueira]

Valuable information. Thank you very much!

[@garc2146]

This guide helped me understand ssh better than studying the man pages, thanks.

[@trido3815]

Crystal clear tutorial!! Thx.

[@MasterDXT]

I absolutely love your content Jay. Thanks to you I actually find joy in using Linux in general! :)

[@altheajay9931]

I have to agree your tutorial is GREAT!! Thank you.

[@TradersTradingEdge]

This was very helpful Jay, thank you very much. I really like your style of explaining, so everybody can understand it. Suggestion for another topic: OpenSSL This Certificate thing is such a Mysterium to me. There are ressources which explain it, but I always feel that I missed something. So it's hard to get the full view on SSL Certificates. For example I run a pfsense. And one of my Browsers (Vivaldi or Chrome) don't accept the ( local? ) Certificate. So it does not encrypt the connection for my understanding. Keep up your fantastic work you do Jay, and thanks very much. Have a great & happy Christmas time.

[@hamidullahmuslih6301]

Thank you Sir! for the wonderful tutorials

[@achillesserrano4746]

Love your work. This is a hobby for me. I have a pretty good job but I would love to do admin work. I can stay on the computer for hours tinkering with Linux. Thanks for all you do

[@isellcuddlesessions66]

Great tutorial in my opinion. Thanks a bunch.

[@_BlitzKrieg]

Even though I thought I knew enough about the subject, I got caught up in the video, Jay might hypnotize you 😵‍💫

[@phaedrus2633]

This is a great video. It worked like a charm.