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Firewalls define which traffic can reach your resources. Use them to protect SSH, databases, private services, and public applications.

Firewall rules

A rule usually includes:

Common rules

Best practices

  • Avoid broad SSH access.
  • Remove temporary debug rules.
  • Keep database access narrow.
  • Use descriptions so future you understands why a rule exists.
A permissive firewall can expose services that were meant to stay private.