Ubuntu Firewall CheatSheet

Enable

sudo ufw enable
sudo ufw logging on

See Logs

sudo tail /var/log/ufw.log

Show Available Firewall Profiles

sudo ufw app list

Enable Profile

sudo ufw allow 'Nginx HTTPS'

See current configuration

sudo ufw status

Profiles Available for Nginx

• Nginx Full: This profile opens both port 80 (normal, unencrypted web traffic) and port 443 (TLS/SSL encrypted traffic)
• Nginx HTTP: This profile opens only port 80 (normal, unencrypted web traffic)
• Nginx HTTPS: This profile opens only port 443 (TLS/SSL encrypted traffic)