setup_fail2ban_ufw.sh

#!/bin/bash
# This script installs fail2ban and configures a default fail2ban ssh jail that uses ufw firewall rules
# Note this script needs to be run with sudo
# Brian Jensen <[email protected]>


apt-get install -y fail2ban && cat >/etc/fail2ban/jail.local <<EOL
[DEFAULT]
# "bantime" is the number of seconds that a host is banned.
bantime  = 1800

# default banaction
banaction = ufw

# block ssh password guessing using ufw
[sshd]
banaction = ufw
enabled = true
filter = sshd
port    = ssh
logpath = %(sshd_log)s

EOL

ufw enable

ufw allow OpenSSH

service fail2ban restart

fail2ban-client status