{"id":1503,"date":"2023-01-24T01:28:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T19:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=1503"},"modified":"2023-01-24T01:28:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T19:58:44","slug":"how-do-you-add-comments-on-ufw-firewall-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/how-do-you-add-comments-on-ufw-firewall-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you add comments on UFW firewall rule?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can add comments to UFW firewall rules by using the <code>ufw<\/code> command-line tool. UFW allows you to add comments to the end of a rule using the <code>--comment<\/code> option.<\/p>\n<p>To add a comment to an existing rule, you can use the <code>ufw insert<\/code> command to insert a new rule before an existing rule, and include the <code>--comment<\/code> option with your comment. For example, to add a comment &#8220;Allow SSH&#8221; to the rule allowing incoming SSH traffic:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-lua\">ufw <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">insert<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span> comment <span class=\"hljs-string\">'Allow SSH'<\/span> allow <span class=\"hljs-number\">22<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can also add comments to rules when you create them. For example, to add a comment &#8220;Allow HTTP&#8221; to the rule allowing incoming HTTP traffic:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-bash\">ufw allow 80\/tcp comment <span class=\"hljs-string\">'Allow HTTP'<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You can also use the <code>ufw status numbered<\/code> command to check the status of the firewall, it will show the rules with numbers and comments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-lua\">ufw <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">status<\/span> numbered<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to know that comments are only used for documentation and do not affect the operation of the firewall, also the comment is limited to 256 characters and it&#8217;s not case sensitive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can add comments to UFW firewall rules by using the ufw command-line tool. 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