RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 - FTP protocol service. Open port 21

RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 open FTP port 21 with firewalld

This article explains how to open FTP port 21 on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Linux system with the firewalld firewall. The FTP protocol is primarily used by file transfer services such as, but not limited to, vsftpd FTP server. For more information visit our introduction guide to firewalld syntax and usage guide.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to open FTP port 21.
  • How to open FTP port 21 permanently.
  • How to list currently open ports/services.
  • How to close/remove open FTP port 21.

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Opening and Closing firewall ports on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 using firewall-cmd command.

How to open and close ports on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Linux

Firewalld is a powerful and yet simple to use tool to manage a firewall on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 Server or GNOME workstation. Firewalld allows to manage open or close ports using predefined services as well as open and close user custom ports.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to open and close ports on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 with Firewalld.
  • How to open and close services on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8.
  • How to reload firewall configuration.
  • How to list open ports or services.

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RHEL 8 - HTTP & HTTPS protocol services. Open ports 80 & 443

RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 open HTTP port 80 and HTTPS port 443 with firewalld

This article explains how to open HTTP port 80 and HTTPS port 443 on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 system with the firewalld firewall. HTTP and HTTPS protocols are primarily used by web services such as, but not limited to, Apache or Nginx web serves.

For more information about the firewalld firewall visit our introduction guide to firewalld syntax and usage guide.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to open HTTP port 80 and HTTPS port 443.
  • How to open HTTP port 80 and HTTPS port 443 permanently.
  • How to list currently open ports/services.
  • How to close/remove HTTP port 80 and HTTPS port 443.

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Check status, enable and start the SSH Server on Fedora Linux

How to install, start and connect to SSH Server on Fedora Linux

The tutorial will explain the basics behind SSH server and SSH client connections on Fedora Linux Workstation. By default the SSH server on Fedora Workstation may be installed but not enabled. This will cause a following error message when connecting via SSH client:

ssh: connect to host fedora-workstation port 22: Connection refused

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to Install SSH server
  • How to enable SSH server
  • How to Start SSH server
  • How to Connect to SSH server

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Ubuntu UFW

How to configure firewall in Ubuntu 18.04

A properly configured firewall is one of the most important aspects of the overall system security. By default Ubuntu comes with a firewall configuration tool called UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall).

UFW is a user-friendly front-end for managing iptables firewall rules and its main goal is to make managing iptables easier or as the name says uncomplicated. Ubuntu’s firewall is designed as an easy way to perform basic firewall tasks without learning iptables. It doesn’t offer all the power of the standard iptables commands, but it’s less complex.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • What is UFW and its Overview.
  • How to Install UFW and Perform Status Check.
  • How to Use IPv6 with UFW.
  • UFW Default Policies.
  • Application Profiles.
  • How to Allow and Deny Connections.
  • Firewall Log.
  • How to Delete UFW Rules.
  • How to Disable and Reset UFW.

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How to deny all incoming ports except FTP port 20 and 21 on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux

Objective

The objective is to enable UFW firewall, deny all incoming ports however only allow FTP port 20 and 21 on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Linux

Operating System and Software Versions

  • Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver

Requirements

Privileged access to your Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver will be required.

Difficulty

EASY

Conventions

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