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Configure UFW with Logging Levels on Ubuntu

Category: VPS Setup

Set UFW logging levels on Ubuntu—install with

apt install ufw

then adjust with

ufw logging high

for detailed logs (e g packet headers) Allow SSH with

ufw allow 22

enable with

ufw enable

and check with

ufw status verbose

—expect \"Logging: on (high)\" View logs with

tail -f /var/log/ufw.log

—e g \"[UFW BLOCK] SRC=203 0 113 1 LEN=40\" Lower to ufw logging low for less noise if needed On DigitalOcean this debugs MySQL or FTP blocks—rotate logs with /etc/logrotate d/ufw (daily rotate 7) ensuring uptime with actionable insights

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