Firewall or intrusion detection tools for Manjaro

[jawod]

I’m setting up edge nodes on Manjaro and need recommendations for lightweight firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDS) to secure them. The tools should be compatible with Manjaro and effective for protecting resource-constrained edge environments.

[cscs]

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Security#Firewalls

[linux-aarhus]

It is recommended to use firewalld - see the example for SSH service

[root tip] [How To] Set up your own SSH service

Difficulty: ★★★☆☆ This is a crosspost from my notepad at root.nix.dk which in turn is put together from my old topics from the archived forum [1]dead [2] dead SSH server security When you setup a SSH server on a public IP, your service will be spammed within minutes attempting to brute force your login. Your first task as admin of a SSH server is to secure it. Topic assumptions A Manjaro instance with at least two users, a root user and a user belonging to the %wheel group. A drop-in conf…

For remote management of the edge device - cockpit is recommended.

[jawod]

Thanks. Can you recommend some video for that. I read article on integration internet of things and edge computing but looking for specific to manjaro.

[Wollie]

@jawod

Can you recommend some video for that.

Not recommendable, often being outdated too quickly.

[Mirdarthos]

@jawod

specific to manjaro.

Look for Arch Linux, as that’s where Manjaro’s roots lie. Even further down, anything Linux’ish.