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Set Up UFW with Reset on Ubuntu

Category: VPS Setup

Reset UFW rules on Ubuntu for a clean slate—install with

apt install ufw

add rules like

ufw allow 22

then reset with

ufw reset

—answer \"y\" to clear all rules Rebuild with

ufw default deny incoming && ufw allow ssh

and enable with

ufw enable

Check with

ufw status

—expect only \"22/tcp ALLOW Anywhere\" Test SSH with

ssh user@ip

—expect success On Vultr this fixes misconfigured MySQL or FTP rules—log resets with

echo \"UFW reset $(date)\" >> /var/log/ufw-reset.log

ensuring uptime with a fresh firewall setup