# What is an SSH Bastion? | SSH Bastion host setup

DevFeed: [What is an SSH Bastion? | SSH Bastion host setup](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-is-an-ssh-bastion-ssh-bastion-host-setup-29862.md>)

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

Author: ev@goteleport.com (Ev Kontsevoy)

Published: 2022-04-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

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

Topics: [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [OpenSSH](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openssh.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [bastion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bastion.md>), [bastion-host](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bastion-host.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [installation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/installation.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [openssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openssh.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains what an SSH bastion host is and how it differs from an SSH jump server or proxy. It covers setting up bastions with OpenSSH and another open-source SSH server, along with Linux hardening, firewall configuration, port changes, updates, and limiting the bastion to jump access.

## Source excerpt

In this blog post, we'll go over the installation and configuration of SSH bastion hosts using two open source products.