![]() ![]() Note: I lean a little toward the paranoia side, the defaults are perfectly fine but these are the settings I make to lock things down Open the Bitvise SSH Server Control Panel by double clicking the little hammer icon in the systray Root Directory: Point this where you want the account to place the backup files.Leave as BvShell if you want interactive login for some reason, DO NOT USE ANY OTHER TYPE unless you understand the risks. Public Keys: Import a public key if you prefer to use key based auth instead of passwords.Virtual account Password: Give the account a password if you don’t plan on using key based authentication.Virtual account Name: This is the actual SFTP account username.Note: You can create basic accounts at this point and have a perfectly viable SFTP destination for your backups, but I recommend skipping this and continuing to the advanced section, especially if you plan on using more than one account or want additional security. Allow login to any Windows account: Disable.Open Windows Firewall: Set to “Open ports to any computer” if you’re allowing computers to backup via the internet, otherwise set to “Open to local network”. ![]() Enable if you want to allow backups across the internet. Auto Configure Router: Disable if you prefer to manually configure port forwarding on your router or don’t need to allow access from the internet.This alone will greatly cut down on false logon attempts from malicious people on the internet. ![]() Pick any random port between 1024 and 10,000. Note: All configuration settings have a very useful tooltip next to them if you need more information. Basic Installĭownload latest version from Download Bitvise SSH Serverī.Ĝhoose to Install New Default instanceĬ.Ĝhoose “Personal Edition”, which is free for personal non-commercial use and more than adequate for even moderately complicated multi-family member backup scenariosĪfter restart, open the Bitvise SSH Server Control Panel by double clicking the little hammer icon in the systray Don’t let the length of this post scare you, the software is very easy to set up and run, but I wanted to be thorough for those that like step by step instructions. This is a great enterprise class piece of software that the author is kind enough to allow us to use for personal use free of charge and is great when paired with Duplicati. I wanted to post a quick walkthrough on how to set up Bitvise WinSSHD on a Windows computer to use as a SFTP target/destination for Duplicati. ![]()
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