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Fail2Ban Status

The Fail2Ban Status page provides a high-level overview of the Fail2Ban service running on the server, including version information, uptime, and a per-jail summary of bans and failures.

Fail2Ban Status

Overview

URL: /admin/fail2ban-status

The top section shows the current status of the Fail2Ban service with the following indicators:

  • Version – Installed Fail2Ban version (e.g., 1.1.0).
  • Uptime – Time since the Fail2Ban service was last started, in D-HH:MM:SS format.
  • Total Jails – Number of active jails currently loaded by Fail2Ban.
  • Currently Banned – Total number of IP addresses currently banned across all jails.
  • Hostname – Fully qualified domain name of the server.
  • Last Updated – Timestamp of the most recent status refresh.

Jails Status

Below the summary, a table lists every configured jail with detailed statistics:

  • Jail Name – Identifier of the jail (e.g., sshd, postfix, apache-bad-traffic).
  • Currently Banned – Number of IP addresses currently held in the ban list for that jail.
  • Total Banned – Cumulative count of bans issued by the jail since Fail2Ban started.
  • Total Failed – Total number of failed attempts detected by the jail.
  • Banned IPs – Sample list of IP addresses currently banned by this jail. A +N more indicator appears when the list is truncated.