How To Install mod_evasive on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_evasive
on Fedora 36.
What is mod_evasive
mod_evasive is an evasive maneuvers module for Apache to provide evasive action in the event of an HTTP DoS or DDoS attack or brute force attack. It is also designed to be a detection and network management tool, and can be easily configured to talk to firewalls, routers, etc. mod_evasive presently reports abuses via email and syslog facilities.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install mod_evasive
on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mod_evasive.
Install mod_evasive on Fedora 36 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install mod_evasive
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mod_evasive
Install mod_evasive on Fedora 36 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install mod_evasive
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mod_evasive
How To Uninstall mod_evasive on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the mod_evasive
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mod_evasive
mod_evasive Package Contents on Fedora 36
/etc/httpd/conf.d/mod_evasive.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/c4
/usr/lib/.build-id/c4/3f42bd0337e58a7ed1fe7e09d654fe225f57b8
/usr/lib64/httpd/modules/mod_evasive24.so
/usr/share/doc/mod_evasive
/usr/share/doc/mod_evasive/CHANGELOG
/usr/share/doc/mod_evasive/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/mod_evasive/README
/usr/share/doc/mod_evasive/test.pl
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mod_evasive
on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).