Secure Your VPS: Setup Firewall
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💡 Using a firewall to block incoming traffic on non-public ports is an essential part to securing a VPS:
➡️ ufw default deny incoming
➡️ ufw allow ssh
➡️ ufw allow http
➡️ ufw allow https
➡️ ufw enable
![Setting up a firewall with ufw in Ubuntu by blocking all incoming traffic except SSH, HTTP & HTTPS.](/images/tips/secure-vps-setup-firewall.png)