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Install UFW on Alpine Linux

Jul 16, 2022 · 1 min read · Post a comment

Protecting your Alpine Docker images is always a good practice, especially the vulnerable services. Today, I will install UFW on Alpine Linux.

Prerequisites

  • Alpine Linux
  • sudo privileges

Install UFW on Alpine Linux

Step 1. Make sure the system is up-to-date.

sudo apk update

Step 2. Install UFW.

sudo apk add ufw

Step 3. Verify installation.

ufw --version

Output:

ufw 0.36.1
Copyright 2008-2018 Canonical Ltd.

Step 4. List UFW rules.

ufw status

Conclusion

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