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Install UFW with Status Verbose on Ubuntu

Category: VPS Setup

Get detailed UFW status on Ubuntu—install with

apt install ufw

allow SSH with

ufw allow 22

HTTP with

ufw allow 80

and enable with

ufw enable

Run

ufw status verbose

—expect output like \"Status: active Logging: on (low) Default: deny (incoming) allow (outgoing) 22/tcp ALLOW Anywhere\" Add HTTPS with

ufw allow 443

and recheck—see all rules and policies On DigitalOcean this helps debug MySQL or FTP access—enable high logging with

ufw logging high

and check /var/log/ufw log ensuring uptime with clear firewall insights