Using Fail2ban to Prevent Brute Force Attacks on Your VPS

Fail2ban is a great tool to protect your VPS from brute force attacks. Here’s how to set it up:

  1. Install Fail2ban: sudo apt install fail2ban
  2. Start and enable Fail2ban: sudo systemctl enable --now fail2ban
  3. Configure jail settings in /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf or jail.local.
  4. Restart Fail2ban: sudo systemctl restart fail2ban
  5. Check status: sudo fail2ban-client status

Fail2ban will monitor logs and block IPs that try to brute force SSH or other services, improving your VPS security.

  • fail2ban, brute force prevention, vps security, ssh protection, server hardening
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