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# Protecting code-server from bruteforce attempts
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code-server outputs all failed login attempts, along with the IP address,
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provided password, user agent and timestamp by default. When using a reverse
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proxy such as Nginx or Apache, the remote address may appear to be `127.0.0.1`
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or a similar address unless the `--trust-proxy` argument is provided to
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code-server.
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When used with the `--trust-proxy` argument, code-server will use the last IP in
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`X-Forwarded-For` (if provided) instead of the remote socket address. Ensure
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that you are setting this value in your reverse proxy:
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Nginx:
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```
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location / {
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...
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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...
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}
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```
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Apache:
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```
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<VirtualEnv>
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...
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SetEnvIf X-Forwarded-For "^.*\..*\..*\..*" forwarded
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...
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</VirtualEnv>
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```
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It is extremely important that if you enable `--trust-proxy` you ensure your
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code-server instance is not accessible from the internet (block it in your
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firewall).
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## Fail2Ban
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Fail2Ban allows for automatically banning and logging repeated failed
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authentication attempts for many applications through regex filters. A working
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filter for code-server can be found in `./code-server.fail2ban.conf`. Once this
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is installed and configured correctly, repeated failed login attempts should
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automatically be banned from connecting to your server.
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