Linux server setup

1. Force machine not to sleep


sudo systemctl mask sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target


2. Enable SSH access

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

Check status that it is running


sudo service ssh status


Ensure that ssh is running on startup, check if it exists here

ls /etc/init.d/

If not, use the following command

sudo systemctl enable ssh

3. File transfer

a. Download bitvise

https://www.bitvise.com/ssh-client-download

b. Create a new profile with the SSH credentials and port 22


c. Start FTP to have access to files