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In order to run {{Fail2ban}}, you need:
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== Required ==
  
* [http://www.python.org Python] >=2.3
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The only required dependency needed to run {{Fail2ban}} is [http://www.python.org Python]. You need:
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/log4py Log4py] (not needed with >=fail2ban-0.5.2)
 
  
You may also need:
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* 0.9 branch
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** [http://www.python.org Python] >=2.6, [http://www.python.org Python] >=3.2, [http://pypy.org PyPy]
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* 0.8 branch (>=0.8.2)
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** [http://www.python.org Python] >=2.4
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* 0.8 branch (<0.8.2)
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** [http://www.python.org Python] >=2.3
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* 0.6 branch
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** [http://www.python.org Python] >=2.3
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Since 0.8.2, we set the minimal requirement back to [http://www.python.org Python] 2.3. Lots of rock-solid server distributions are still shipped with this version of [http://www.python.org Python].
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== Optional ==
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You may need some of these packages depending on your requirements:
  
 
* [http://www.netfilter.org/ Netfilter/Iptables]
 
* [http://www.netfilter.org/ Netfilter/Iptables]
 
* [http://www.shorewall.net/ Shorewall]
 
* [http://www.shorewall.net/ Shorewall]
 
* [ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/index.html TCP Wrapper]
 
* [ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/pub/security/index.html TCP Wrapper]
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* a mailer script
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* ipset
  
 
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Latest revision as of 03:02, 15 March 2014

Required

The only required dependency needed to run Fail2ban is Python. You need:

  • 0.8 branch (>=0.8.2)
  • 0.8 branch (<0.8.2)

Since 0.8.2, we set the minimal requirement back to Python 2.3. Lots of rock-solid server distributions are still shipped with this version of Python.

Optional

You may need some of these packages depending on your requirements: