# Allow SSH Port to Specific IP Address

## Allow SSH Port to specific IP addresses

Navigate to the dashboard, click on the server, and open your instance.

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## Create security group

Click on the security group&#x20;

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### Check the rules

Click on the view and open the Add Rule section&#x20;

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### Delete the default rules

Here we can see all ports and protocols allowed to all IPs (CIDR: 0.0.0.0/0).

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But we want to allow the port to a specific IP so delete all the ingress and egress \
Click on the add rule

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## To add custom rules for SSH

### Get your public IP&#x20;

To add the rule, first search for your public IP on Google by clicking on this [Link.](https://www.google.com/search?q=my+ip+address\&oq=my+ip+\&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDggAEEUYJxg7GIAEGIoFMg4IABBFGCcYOxiABBiKBTIMCAEQABgUGIcCGIAEMgcIAhAAGIAEMgcIAxAAGIAEMgcIBBAAGIAEMgYIBRAFGEAyBggGEEUYPDIGCAcQRRg80gEIMTQ3MGowajmoAgCwAgE\&sourceid=chrome\&ie=UTF-8)

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Copy your public IP and the following IPs to add to the CIDR section of the rule.

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### **Allow the SSH port to follow these steps**

Rule :- custom protocol

Description:- ssh\_port\_allow

Direction: Allow ingress and egress to one by one

Open Port:- Port

Port Number:- 22

Protocol: TCP

Remote: select CIDR

CIDR:- your internet public IP&#x20;

Ether type:- IPv4

Now click on the add rule

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Same as the egress rul&#x65;**.**

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After adding the ingress and egress rule to check security group rules

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## SSH Specific IP

Now access the instance

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