04 April Blog / HowTo

How to SSH into your Synology (MacOS)

In this guide, we’ll show you how to enable SSH on your Synology so that you can easily manage it via Terminal.
Note: It is recommended that you change the default port number especially if you intend to access SSH via Internet.

  1. Connect to your Synology via a web browser, login with your credentials.
  2. Once in, open Control Panel and select Terminal & SNMP.
  1. Check on Enable SSH service and Apply. (Recommended that you change the default port number to something else)
  1. Open Terminal and type the SSH @ Username and Synology address -p xx. Then press Return. (If you’ve changed your port number include -p and the port number)
ssh [email protected] -p 30
  1. A prompt will request a confirmation to connect to the fingerprint. Type yes.
  1. Enter your Password. Then press Return.
  1. You’ve successfully SSHed into your Synology!
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