Question
DO Network Firewall vs UFW
- Posted on November 30, 2018
- DigitalOcean Cloud FirewallsUbuntu 18.04
Asked by andrew235208
I have two droplets, one a DB server and one an application server. The DB server has a host-based UFW ruleset allowing access only to from a certain IP, specifically so that only the application server can communicate with it.
My question is, in a scenario like this, is DO’s Cloud Firewall preferable? My understanding is that this firewall is network-based, and would filter the traffic before it touches the host, potentially saving the host some resources.
Is this a correct assumption? And if so, would configuring the cloud firewall in this way eliminate the need for the UFW configuration?
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Hello,
Indeed you are correct, having a Cloud Firewall would essentially mean that the traffic would be filtered before it even reaches your server. This could be very beneficial in case of a big DDoS attack, that way the malicious traffic would not even reach your droplet.
It is not necessary to have a software firewall like UFW enabled even if you have a separate Cloud Firewall.
Hope that this helps! Regards, Bobby
Heya,
DigitalOcean’s Cloud Firewall is a network-based one. The same firewall rules can be applied on a large number of Droplets. DigitalOcean’s Cloud Firewall has the advantage of scalability. As it supports tagging of the Droplets, we can add custom labels to Droplets.
UFW is a host-based tool. That is, it has to be configured on each Droplet separately and add the necessary rules manually.
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-firewall-with-ufw-on-ubuntu
Regards