Command-line tool

fail2ban

brew/fail2ban

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Scan log files and ban IPs showing malicious signs

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install fail2ban

Linux

brew install fail2ban

Retrieve current status of the jail service

fail2ban-client status jail

Remove the specified IP from the jail service's ban list

fail2ban-client set jail unbanip ip_address

Verify fail2ban server is alive

fail2ban-client ping

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