Ubuntu 14.04 install fail2ban

VULTR-Setup1.md

Install fail2ban

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install fail2ban -y

Backup fail2ban configuration

sudo service fail2ban stop
sudo cp /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf /etc/fail2ban/jail.local

Editing fail2ban configuration

sudo cd /etc/fail2ban/
sudo vim jail.conf

Editing following configuration

bantime = 600
maxretry = 3

[sshd]
enabled = true
port    = ssh
logpath = %(sshd_log)s

Start fail2ban service

sudo /etc/init.d/fail2ban start