{"id":2371,"date":"2021-05-19T12:09:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T11:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=2371"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:41:10","slug":"how-to-install-fail2ban-on-a-plesk-server","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/how-to-install-fail2ban-on-a-plesk-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install Fail2Ban on a Plesk server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

OS supported:<\/strong> Linux<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installation method:<\/strong> Plesk UI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Log into Plesk via https:\/\/xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8443, where the X\u2019s represent the IP address of your server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Navigate to “Tools & Settings<\/strong>” and then choose “Updates & Upgrades<\/strong>” (please note it might take a little while for the page to load).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click on “Add\/Remove Components<\/strong>“, as shown in the image below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Plesk<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click on \u2018Fail2Ban<\/strong>\u2019 and choose Install<\/strong>, as shown in the following screenshot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Plesk<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Step 5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click on \u2018Continue<\/strong>\u2019 to initiate the installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once it has completed, you should be able to access Fail2Ban via Plesk<\/strong> > Tools & Settings<\/strong> > Address Banning (Fail2Ban)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OS supported: Linux Installation method: Plesk UI Step 1 Log into Plesk via https:\/\/xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8443, where the X\u2019s represent the IP address of your server. Step 2 Navigate to “Tools & Settings” and then choose “Updates & Upgrades” (please note it might take a little while for the page to load). Step 3 Click on “Add\/Remove […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[186,140],"ht-kb-tag":[194,187,188,189,257],"class_list":["post-2371","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-self-managed-vps","ht_kb_category-servers","ht_kb_tag-fail2ban","ht_kb_tag-puressd-vps","ht_kb_tag-self-managed","ht_kb_tag-vps","ht_kb_tag-xsw"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to install Fail2Ban on a Plesk server - Support Centre - names.co.uk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This article will detail how to install Fail2Ban on your Plesk server.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/how-to-install-fail2ban-on-a-plesk-server\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to install Fail2Ban on a Plesk server - 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