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Install Fail2ban with Jail Status on Ubuntu

Category: VPS Setup

Check Fail2ban jail status on Ubuntu—install with
apt install fail2ban
set up an SSH jail in /etc/fail2ban/jail local with
nano /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
:
[sshd]\nenabled = true\nport = 22\nfilter = sshd\nlogpath = /var/log/auth.log\nmaxretry = 5
Restart with
systemctl restart fail2ban
open SSH with
ufw allow 22
Run
fail2ban-client status
—expect \"Jail list: sshd\" then
fail2ban-client status sshd
for details like \"Currently banned: 1\" On Hetzner this monitors MySQL or FTP security—test bans with failed logins ensuring uptime with real-time jail insights

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