How to Enable Fail2ban

Prerequisites

• Root or sudo user
• SSH access

Step 1: Install Fail2ban

sudo apt update && sudo apt install fail2ban -y

Step 2: Start and Enable Service

sudo systemctl start fail2ban
sudo systemctl enable fail2ban

Step 3: Check Status

sudo fail2ban-client status

Step 4: View SSH Jail Status

sudo fail2ban-client status sshd