{"id":5215,"date":"2024-07-26T05:05:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T05:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/?p=5215"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:45:59","slug":"install-modsecurity-on-cyberpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/install-modsecurity-on-cyberpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"ModSecurity setup instructions for CyberPanel servers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0c868577e68b20d1d48df4412bb3bbf4 wp-block-paragraph\">Safeguard your website from regular threats with ModSecurity. Explore this step-by-step guide to protect your website using ModSecurity on CyberPanel and configure this firewall on CyberPanel server to shield your website from online attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-04bc0501014f710593947298137192de\"><strong>What is ModSecurity?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e86660363caf6ea7ae7027268d845927 wp-block-paragraph\">ModSecurity, often referred to as ModSec, is an open-source web application firewall (WAF) that helps protect web applications from various attacks. It works by monitoring and filtering HTTP traffic to and from a web server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cc3117aa2dc0b742279db8ae124524c5\"><strong>Steps to Install ModSecurity on CyberPanel <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7c05261c89a5c5dd20c0e56dd164ec43 wp-block-paragraph\">1. Login to your <strong>CyberPanel<\/strong> dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c12fdc8ff3f7c51fd350ab1f4d1243b3 wp-block-paragraph\">2. Open your web browser and visit https:\/\/&lt;your-server-ip>:8090\u00a0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fcfa9b3cc86a3f957d2da10837f205b9 wp-block-paragraph\">3. Enter your <strong>admin username<\/strong> and <strong>password<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-341.png\" alt=\"CyberPanel Login Page | BigCloudy KB \" class=\"wp-image-5216\" style=\"width:617px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-341.png 940w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-341-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-341-768x581.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c8389a894babc3a3b9ccbffaf672584a wp-block-paragraph\">4. Scroll Down and click on <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/cyberpanel\/firewall-configuration-on-cyberpanel\/\" style=\"color:#7a00df;\">Security<\/a>&#8220;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6d880e041082b4ddeb71f6fc485b8f23 wp-block-paragraph\">5. Select Option <strong>\u201cModSecurity Conf\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-342.png\" alt=\"ModSecurity Configuration on CyberPanel | BigCloudy KB \" class=\"wp-image-5217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-342.png 940w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-342-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-342-768x423.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3a280c00d9a28346fdc91d0b474ef70c wp-block-paragraph\">6. You will be redirected to the <strong>&#8220;ModSecurity Configuration&#8221;<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-71ac746dd2c4ceb3ca58ddfe3befa648 wp-block-paragraph\">7. Click on <strong>&#8220;Install Now&#8221;<\/strong> to install Modsecurity on your server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-343.png\" alt=\"Install ModSecurity on CyberPanel | BigCloudy KB \" class=\"wp-image-5218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-343.png 940w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-343-300x53.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-343-768x136.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f5af0973d224f0b6b923fe4224ca6d7 wp-block-paragraph\">8. Once the installation is completed then click on <strong>&#8220;ModSecurity Status&#8221;<\/strong> so it will be on for your domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1b2fbd914dcdb97997833beff22dd796 wp-block-paragraph\">9. Click on <strong>&#8220;Save Changes&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-344.png\" alt=\"Save Changes on CyberPanel | BigCloudy KB \" class=\"wp-image-5219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-344.png 940w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-344-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-344-768x383.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7689178ccc2e2439cb3948b2764890bc wp-block-paragraph\">After completing this process you have successfully installed ModSecurity on CyberPanel for website security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-466f55e6b24a5ea26de217a7ecd8c328\"><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a style=\"color:#7a00df;\" href=\"https:\/\/community.cyberpanel.net\/docs?category=18&amp;tags=\">CyberPanel Documentation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safeguard your website from regular threats with ModSecurity. Explore this step-by-step guide to protect your website using ModSecurity on CyberPanel and configure this firewall on CyberPanel server to shield your website from online attacks. What is ModSecurity? ModSecurity, often referred to as ModSec, is an open-source web application firewall (WAF) that helps protect web applications from various attacks. It works by monitoring and filtering HTTP traffic to and from a web server. Steps to Install ModSecurity on CyberPanel 1. Login to your CyberPanel dashboard. 2. Open your web browser and visit https:\/\/&lt;your-server-ip>:8090\u00a0. 3. Enter your admin username and password. 4. Scroll Down and click on &#8220;Security&#8220;. 5. Select Option \u201cModSecurity Conf\u201d. 6. You will be redirected to the &#8220;ModSecurity Configuration&#8221; page. 7. Click on &#8220;Install Now&#8221; to install Modsecurity on your server. 8. Once the installation is completed then click on &#8220;ModSecurity Status&#8221; so it will be on for your domain. 9. Click on &#8220;Save Changes&#8221;. After completing this process you have successfully installed ModSecurity on CyberPanel for website security. 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