<h2 id="heading-installing-ssh">Installing SSH</h2>
First you have to install SSH. So run the following commands.
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">sudo apt update; sudo apt upgrade -y; sudo apt install openssh-server
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-enable-and-run-the-ssh-server">Enable and run the SSH server</h2>
After installing the SSH server enable and run it using the following command.
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">sudo systemctl enable ssh --now
</code></pre>
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1710692597885/75b9ce29-aa53-4ff5-8c94-cb4bf3e8cd2f.png" alt class="image--center mx-auto" />
It will produce this type of output.
<h2 id="heading-check-ip-and-run-server">Check IP and run server</h2>
After running the SSH server, check the IP of the VM using <code>ifconfig</code> .
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1710692773187/b7b30856-8d85-486e-8ce9-d04b65a9d191.png" alt class="image--center mx-auto" />
For me it is <code>192.168.122.137</code>
After that copy the ip address and use it in the following command and paste it on the local machine.
<pre><code class="lang-plaintext">ssh username_of_vm@ip_of_vm
</code></pre>
In my case it would be <code>ssh kali@192.168.122.137</code>
After executing this command, it would ask Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])?
Type yes then you will see password prompt, here provide the password of the VM(if you have set any).
Congratulations, now you have successfully connected with the VM from your local machine. You will something like this. For verification run <code>ls</code> or <code>mkdir</code> command.
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1710696057598/33f476a9-289d-419f-ae2c-fac89b2502fa.png" alt class="image--center mx-auto" />
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## Installing SSH

First you have to install SSH. So run the following commands.

```plaintext
sudo apt update; sudo apt upgrade -y; sudo apt install openssh-server
```

## Enable and run the SSH server

After installing the SSH server enable and run it using the following command.

```plaintext
sudo systemctl enable ssh --now
```

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1710692597885/75b9ce29-aa53-4ff5-8c94-cb4bf3e8cd2f.png align="center")

It will produce this type of output.

## Check IP and run server

After running the SSH server, check the IP of the VM using `ifconfig` .

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1710692773187/b7b30856-8d85-486e-8ce9-d04b65a9d191.png align="center")

For me it is `192.168.122.137`

After that copy the ip address and use it in the following command and paste it on the local machine.

```plaintext
ssh username_of_vm@ip_of_vm
```

In my case it would be `ssh kali@192.168.122.137`

After executing this command, it would ask *Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/\[fingerprint\])?*

Type **yes** then you will see password prompt, here provide the password of the VM(if you have set any).

Congratulations, now you have successfully connected with the VM from your local machine. You will something like this. For verification run `ls` or `mkdir` command.

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1710696057598/33f476a9-289d-419f-ae2c-fac89b2502fa.png align="center")

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