Let us take a close look at how to install CSF on CyberPanel and how to set up the configurations to enable it with the support of our CyberPanel support services at Bobcares.

CSF CyberPanel

ConfigServer Firewall (CSF) is a firewall application on the server to keep it secure. It offers an advanced and user-friendly web-based interface for managing firewall settings. The Secure Shell also allows us to manage the firewall settings and configuration.

CyberPanel is an OpenLitespeed-powered open-source hosting control panel. It has a basic firewall management interface but lacks the complex functionality of Way to the Web Ltd’s CSF (ConfigServer Security & Firewall). Fortunately, combining the two is simple.

How to Install CSF on CyberPanel?

Follow the steps given below to manage the installation of the CSF on CyberPanel:

• To begin, use ssh to connect to the server where CyberPanel is installed, either as root or sudo su.
• Following that, we must install a few packages required by CSF:

  [root@server] yum -y install perl-libwww-perl nano bind-utils unzip
• We can now start the CSF installation:

  cd /usr/src
rm -fv csf.tgz
wget https://download.configserver.com/csf.tgz
tar -xzf csf.tgz
cd csf
sh install.sh
• After that, we can use the nano to configure the system to install the CSF to CyberPanel:

  [root@server] nano /etc/csf/csf.conf

  ctrl + o to save, and ctrl + x to exit

• We can have a static IP address by adding it to /etc/csf/csf.allow.
• To make the modifications take effect, restart the firewall:

  [root@server] csf -r

• Once we are done with the installation of the CSF in CyberPanel, we have to ensure to change the firewall to ‘TESTING = “0”‘ and restart it to validate.
• We can now see that the built-in firewall in CyberPanel has been disabled automatically with a STATUS OFF sign.

Finally, after his action, the server will have additional CSF protection.

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Conclusion

To conclude we have now learned how to install the CSF on CyberPanel by following a simple set of steps put forth by CyberPanel support services at Bobcares.