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Glowing shield deflecting brute-force attack arrows with banned IPs in a jail cell — Fail2Ban setup guide

How to Set Up Fail2Ban on Your Server

Every public-facing server is a target. SSH brute-force bots, WordPress login scanners, API credential stuffers — they run 24/7 against every IP on the internet. Your firewall blocks unauthorized ports, but what about the ports you intentionally keep open? Fail2Ban watches your log files for failed authentication attempts and automatically

Fortress server with padlock, SSH config terminal, and blocked connection attempts — SSH hardening guide

SSH Hardening — The Ultimate Guide for 2026

If your server has a public IP, it's getting SSH brute-force attempts right now. Not maybe. Not eventually. Right now. Check your auth log: grep "Failed password" /var/log/auth.log | tail -20 You'll see hundreds — sometimes thousands — of failed login attempts from IPs

Flat illustration of a glowing hexagonal padlock in front of a brick firewall and terminal window with SSH commands, representing Linux VPS hardening

How to Harden Your Linux VPS in 10 Minutes

The moment you spin up a fresh Linux VPS, the clock starts ticking. Within hours — sometimes minutes — your IP shows up in scanner logs and bots begin trying default credentials, common SSH usernames, and known web exploits. I've watched a brand-new server log over four thousand brute-force SSH