Change default ssh port number on Ubuntu

Login as the root user or as a user that can execute sudo commands.

#open this file for editing...
vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Find the line that reads

Port 22

Change this to an different and an available port number…

Port 8000

Next reload ssh

/etc/init.d/ssh reload

You won’t be kicked out of your session. But if you want to open a new connection to your server you need to specify the port number for the connection.

ssh -p8000 root@yourdomain.com