Migrating from CSF to Sentinel Firewall

Sentinel Firewall

For years, CSF (ConfigServer Firewall & Security) has been a trusted tool in the sysadmin’s arsenal, particularly in hosting and control-panel environments. However, with the official discontinuation of ConfigServer in August 2025, CSF’s future as a standalone, maintained product has effectively ended. (Source) Since the shutdown, there has been confusion around possible successors. Some community … Read more

Howto Configure CSF with cPanel server

Configure CSF with cPanel

What Is Configserver Security And Firewall (CSF) ? CSF is commonly used firewall that provides a good level of protection with easy to manage commands. It is used for Login/Intrusion detection, SSH login notification, Excessive connection blocking, Suspicious file reporting etc. In this tutorial, we will go through the Configuration of CSF in cPanel server … Read more

Uninstall CSF Firewall

csf firewall

Installation and Removing of CSF and LFD is even more simple. Along with installation CSF provides uninstallation script in configuration folder.You can uninstall CSF firewall by running following script from the terminal. In cPanel servers: Code: cd /etc/csf sh uninstall.sh In DirectAdmin servers: Code: cd /etc/csf sh uninstall.directadmin.sh In No-Panel Linux servers: Code: cd /etc/csf … Read more