Suddenly I can't enter in server with ssh in terminal, I am getting Connection timed out. How can I solve this?

Heya,

A timeout can occur and does not mean that an issue has ocurred. Sometimes ssh-clients have session timeouts that can happen if inactivity occurs for some time.

You can ensure that the droplet is online and determine if the issue is within the ssh-client or with the droplet itself.

You can always use the recovery console if normal ssh access is unavailable. The console can be used in emergency cases to regain access to your droplet.

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/connect-with-console/

Hope that this helps!

Hello, @biprajitkarmakar

Experiencing a “Connection timed out” error when trying to SSH into your server can be due to various reasons, such as network issues, incorrect SSH command syntax, server configuration, or firewall settings. Here are some steps you can take to troubleshoot and resolve the issue:

• Check Network Connection: Ensure that your local machine has a stable internet connection and can reach the server’s IP address.
• Verify Server Status: Make sure that the server is up and running. If possible, check the server’s status from a different network or machine.
• Confirm SSH Service: Ensure that the SSH service is running on the server and listening on the correct port (default is 22).
• Check Firewall Settings: Verify that your firewall and the server’s firewall are configured to allow SSH traffic on port 22.
• Use Verbose Mode: Run the SSH command with the -vvv option to get more detailed output, which can help identify where the connection is failing.
• Increase Timeout: You can increase the timeout value in your SSH client settings to see if it resolves the issue.
• Check SSH Configuration: Ensure that the SSH configuration on the server is correct and hasn’t been changed recently.

Here’s an example of using the verbose mode to get more information:

ssh -vvv root@2**.1**.1**.1**

I hope my suggestion is helpful for you.

Heya @biprajitkarmakar,

Make sure your Droplet is running, try to ping your Droplet’s IP address. If it doesn’t time out then you can use the DigitalOcean Recovery or Web Console to enter:

Web Console: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/connect-with-console/

Recovery Console: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/recovery/recovery-console/

Once inside you should be able to troubleshoot further. One reasone could be that you don’t have enough space on your Droplet or your firewall is blocking port 22.

IF your droplet doesn’t ping, try to reboot it and see if that helps. If it doesn’t it’s best to contact DigitalOcean’s support

https://www.digitalocean.com/support/

Hope that helps! - KFSys.