SafeLine Web Application Firewall (WAF) provides robust protection for your websites, blocking malicious traffic, bot attacks, and Layer 7 DDoS attacks. If your server uses Plesk as a control panel, installing SafeLine is straightforward. This guide will walk you through the steps.
Prerequisites
- A Linux server with Plesk installed.
- Root access to the server.
- SafeLine installation package.
Install SafeLine
- Operating system: Linux
- Instruction architecture: x86_64, arm64
- Software dependency: Docker version 20.10.14 or above
- Software dependency: Docker Compose version 2.0.0 or above
- Minimum environment: 1 CPU core/ 1 GB memory / 5 GB disk
- CPU: ssse3
Use the following command to start the automated installation of SafeLine. (This process requires root privileges)
bash -c "$(curl -fsSLk https://waf.chaitin.com/release/latest/manager.sh)" -- --en
Configure Your Domains in Plesk
- Log in to Plesk.
- Navigate to Domains > Domain Name > Apache & Nginx Settings.
- Update your domain’s backend to point to SafeLine.
Enable Security Features
- Access the SafeLine dashboard. Access https://:9443/, you will see interface below:
- Get Administrator Account
docker exec safeline-mgt resetadmin
After the command is successfully executed, you will see the following content
Please must remember this content:
[SafeLine] Initial username：admin
[SafeLine] Initial password：**********
[SafeLine] Done
- Enable Anti-Bot, Rate Limiting, and Threat Detection features.
- Add any custom rules for your applications.
Conclusion
Installing SafeLine on a Plesk server is simple and effective. With SafeLine, your websites gain enterprise-grade security without the complexity of managing multiple security tools.
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