Vuurmuur
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Vuurmuur, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Vuurmuur's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Vuurmuur | Free | Open source software distributed under the GNU GPL |
The facts
Each one read from Vuurmuur's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Administration access
- It can be managed through SSH and the console, including from Windows using PuTTY.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audit logging
- It logs all changes, new connections, and bad packets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Vuurmuur can be scripted for integration with other tools and can produce a bash firewall script.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Backup
- With default installation locations, Vuurmuur configuration data is stored in /etc/vuurmuur.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- It supports simple and complex configurations through an Ncurses interface, with remote administration over SSH or on the console.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The project documents source installation and provides Debian and Ubuntu installation instructions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- IPS integration
- Vuurmuur supports working with Suricata IPS using NFQUEUE or NFLOG.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Maintenance
- The documentation warns that firewall logs can grow quickly and recommends managing logs; Debian packages install logrotate scripts automatically.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- It provides real-time log and connection viewing, filtering, traffic volume accounting, and searches through old log files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Network support
- Features include IPv6, NAT setup, port forwarding, and traffic shaping.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Outbound control
- basicchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Vuurmuur is a Linux firewall manager built on top of iptables.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Release
- The homepage identifies version 0.8.2 and libvuurmuur 0.8.2.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Rule direction
- bothchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Rule setup
- It provides human-readable rules syntax and says no iptables knowledge is required.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security features
- The feature list includes a secure default policy and anti-spoofing features.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Linuxchecked 22 Sep 2026
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