This is a very bad idea for servers on open internet. Only recommended for servers on local network that are behind firewall and SSH is not accessible from internet. To be used for testing only.
First install openssh server if not installed along with nano editor
sudo nano apt update
sudo nano apt upgrade
sudo apt install openssh-server nano
Change or set root user password
sudo passwd
Edit the ssh config file:
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Find the line that says:
#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password
And change it to:
PermitRootLogin yes
Save and exit using Ctrl+x followed by Y and then press Enter
Finally enable SSH during boot and restart it:
systemctl enable ssh
systemctl restart ssh
You can check the IP address of the server by running the command:
ip addr