Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install fail2ban
sudo systemctl enable --now fail2ban
sudo systemctl status fail2ban
sudo vim /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
[DEFAULT]
bantime = 1h
findtime = 10m
maxretry = 5
[sshd]
enabled = true
port = ssh
backend = systemd
sudo fail2ban-client -t
sudo systemctl restart fail2ban
sudo fail2ban-client status
sudo fail2ban-client status sshd
sudo fail2ban-client set sshd unbanip 192.168.1.100