After setting up fail2ban for SSH protection, I realized my web services needed more sophisticated security. After few research I discovered SafeLine WAF, and ended up trying it out on my homelab setup.
What SafeLine Does:
Acts as reverse proxy with AI-powered threat detection
Uses semantic analysis instead of signature-based rules
Blocks SQL injection, XSS, RCE, path traversal automatically
Sub-millisecond response times with minimal false positives
Self-hosted with web-based management interface
Results:
Been running from past 5 days now (pretty new experience) with zero manual intervention needed. I tried doing some testing by myself to attack a few of my services which have Safeline in between, the AI detection did pretty good at catching things. The dashboard provides great visibility into attack patterns and blocked threats.
Setup took about 15-20 minutes including SSL configuration. Free version protects up to 10 applications, which covers most homelab setups perfectly.
Full setup guide: https://akashrajpurohit.com/blog/safeline-waf-protecting-your-web-applications-with-selfhosted-security/
What other web security solutions are you running in your homelab?
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