# SSH configuration | ssh\_config

DevFeed: [SSH configuration | ssh\_config](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ssh-configuration-ssh-config-29868.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/ssh-config/>)

Author: info@goteleport.com (Virag Mody)

Published: 2022-05-02T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [OpenSSH](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openssh.md>), [Unix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/unix.md>), [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>)

Tags: [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [ecdsa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ecdsa.md>), [ed25519](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ed25519.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [openssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openssh.md>), [remote](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [tips](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tips.md>), [tips-and-tricks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tips-and-tricks.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on configuring the SSH client through ssh_config. It explains configuration precedence, host-specific settings, readable stanzas, and ways to improve security, reduce failures, and simplify connections to remote machines.

## Source excerpt

What is ssh_config? How do you configure an SSH client with it? This blog post offers some of our favorite tips and tricks!