

To allow a specific IP address/port combination: sudo ufw allow from 198.51.100.0 to any port 22 proto tcp To allow connections from a specific subnet: sudo ufw allow from 198.51.100.0/24

To allow connections from an IP address: sudo ufw allow from 198.51.100.0 Whereas this will allow UDP packets on 1725: sudo ufw allow 1725/udpĪlong with allowing or denying based solely on port, UFW also allows you to allow/block by IP addresses, subnets, and a IP address/subnet/port combinations. The following allows TCP packets on port 80: sudo ufw allow 80/tcp To further fine-tune your rules, you can also allow packets based on TCP or UDP. Similarly, to deny traffic on a certain port (in this example, 111) you would only have to run: sudo ufw deny 111 Rules can be added in two ways: By denoting the port number or by using the service name.įor example, to allow both incoming and outgoing connections on port 22 for SSH, you can run: sudo ufw allow ssh Ensure that you have configured allow rules for SSH and other critical services as per the section below before applying default deny or reject rules. The ufw default command also allows for the use of the reject parameter.Ĭonfiguring a default reject or deny rule can lock you out of your Linode unless explicit allow rules are in place. To deny all incoming and allow all outgoing connections, run: sudo ufw default allow outgoing To start with an easy basis of rules, the ufw default command can be used to set the default response to incoming and outgoing connections. Most systems need a only a small number of ports open for incoming connections, and all remaining ports closed. Use UFW to Manage Firewall Rules Set Default Rules Start and enable UFW’s systemd unit: sudo systemctl start ufw

Enforcing your firewall ruleset is covered further down the page. Enabling UFW with systemd or upstart only tells the init system to switch on the UFW daemon.īy default, UFW’s rulesets are blank so it is not enforcing any firewall rules–even when the daemon is running. This is not the same as telling UFW to enable the firewall rules.
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However, you can use the relevant commands for the outlined tasks on various Linux distributions.ĭebian / Ubuntu sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get upgradeĭebian starts UFW’s systemd unit automatically and enables it to start on reboots, but Arch does not. This guide lists the commands for Arch Linux, Debian or Ubuntu distributions only. When you reach the Configure a Firewall section return to this guide. Familiarize yourself with our Getting Started guide and complete the steps for setting your Linode’s hostname and timezone.Įnsure that you complete the sections of Setting Up and Securing a Compute Instance guide to create a standard user account, harden SSH access and remove unnecessary network services.
