{"id":2482,"date":"2021-09-30T06:18:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T06:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=2482"},"modified":"2021-09-30T06:18:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T06:18:55","slug":"installing-csf-firewall-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/installing-csf-firewall-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing CSF Firewall In cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The CSF firewall is commonly called ConfigServer Security and Firewall. it&#8217;s become one amongst the most popular firewalls not just because it&#8217;s simple to use however it also provides a cPanel interface and might be simply installed and tuned by any novice users. If your web site is hosted on a cPanel hosting set up without a firewall, then it&#8217;s recommended to have a CSF firewall, considering the safety aspects of your server. CSF is a advanced version of firewall because it provides the user with a good range of configuration choices as compared to the other firewalls. it&#8217;s simple enough to install and configure and even a novice user can simply install it.<\/p>\n<p>As far as server security concerned, it primarily relates to the firewall and also the filters connecting the servers. On a daily basis, there are several malicious activities and brute force attacks that a server encounters, you&#8217;ll be able to check such activities within the servers logs. Thus the server and your data is consistently under threat if not protected with a reliable firewall. CSF will be simply integrated with WHM\/cPanel and it&#8217;s considered to be one amongst the most reliable firewalls, thus it&#8217;s wide most well-liked by the web site hosting firms for protecting the Linux system hosting servers.<\/p>\n<p>Follow The process of installing CSF Firewall in cPanel is given below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The basic attribute is to have a SSH access of the server initial of all. You will get this access with VPS, dedicated and cloud hosting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP 1:<\/strong> SSH in your server<\/p>\n<p><strong>STEP 2:<\/strong> Download CSF from https:\/\/download.configserver.com\/csf.tgz<\/p>\n<pre> wget https:\/\/download.configserver.com\/csf.tgz<\/pre>\n<p><strong>STEP 3<\/strong>: Now extract the file which you have downloaded<\/p>\n<pre> tar -xzf csf.tgz<\/pre>\n<p><strong>STEP 4:<\/strong> Once the file is extracted, you&#8217;ll be able to proceed with installing CSF with the command as given below<\/p>\n<pre> cd csf\r\n sh install.sh<\/pre>\n<p>When the CSF firewall is installed, it will be located within the WHM\u2019s menu &gt;&gt; Plugins &gt;&gt; ConfigServer Security &amp; Firewall.<\/p>\n<p>When you access the CSF page, you need to proceed according to the rules mentioned within the wizard. It&#8217;s essential to configure the Firewall level depending on your necessities. Once the process is completed, you&#8217;ll be able to activate the CSF from the Firewall Configuration and set \u201c<strong>TESTING<\/strong>\u201d to zero.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CSF firewall is commonly called ConfigServer Security and Firewall. it&#8217;s become one amongst the most popular firewalls not just because it&#8217;s simple to use however it also provides a cPanel interface and might be simply installed and tuned by any novice users. 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