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 ====== Systems - Media Server - Secure the Server - Install fail2ban ======
+**Fail2ban** is an intrusion prevention software framework.
+  * It bans IP addresses conducting too many failed login attempts.
+----
+===== Update the system: =====
+<code bash>
+sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
+</code>
+----
+===== Install Fail2Ban =====
+<code bash>
+sudo apt install fail2ban
+</code>
+----
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  For now, only the sshd service is monitored.
+  * See [[Ubuntu:Fail2Ban|Fail2Ban]] for optionally monitoring other services.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== References =====
+[[Ubuntu:Fail2Ban|Fail2Ban]]