SSH Into Termux (SSHD)

Scripts and notes for setting up and using SSHd on your Android device using Termux so that you can SSH, SFTP, and SSHFS to your Android

On your AndroidOS device

Install Termux (https://termux.com/)

Launch Termux

Enter these commands (In Android)

 > apt update 
 
 > apt upgrade
 
 > termux-setup-storage
 
 > apt install openssh
 
 > touch ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
 
 > chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
 
 > chmod 700 ~/.ssh
 
 > ssh-keygen
 
 > cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
 
 > chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

In your remote device

 ssh-keygen ( if you don't already have a ssh key-pair )
 
 cat id_rsa.pub

copy everything from the output and send it to Android Device now the content needs to be pasted into ~/.ssh/authorized_keys inside termux. Now do sshd in termux to start the server.

To SSH into Android from the Remote Host

Type this command from within a Terminal

 > ssh -p 8022 IPofYourAndroid 

To SFTP into Android from the Remote Host

Type this command from within a Terminal

> sftp -P 8022 IPofYourAndroid 

References

(https://github.com/tomhiggins/TermuxSSHDsetup)