All Cloud Servers hosted on Clouding come with a built-in firewall that you can easily manage from your control panel.
The firewall operates at the infrastructure level and is completely independent of your Cloud Server's operating system.
Default firewall
When you create your Clouding account, a default firewall profile is automatically available, with the most commonly used ports already configured.
Customizable firewall
You can create custom firewall profiles and configure rules to allow traffic through specific TCP or UDP ports, as well as other network protocols such as ICMP, GRE, L2TP, AH, and more.
You can also restrict access based on source IP addresses. Each rule allows you to specify a source IP address or subnet (using CIDR notation), a protocol, and, where applicable, a port or port range.
Firewall profiles are flexible: you can apply the same profile to multiple Cloud Servers, making it easier to maintain consistent security settings, or assign multiple profiles to a single Cloud Server to accommodate specific requirements or exceptions.
Firewall type
Clouding uses a stateful firewall, which automatically tracks established connections. This means you only need to configure rules for incoming traffic; return traffic associated with an allowed connection is automatically permitted.
The platform firewall manages inbound traffic from the Internet to your Cloud Server. If you also need to restrict outbound traffic, you can use your server's built-in operating system firewall or any other compatible firewall software.
Restricted or blocked ports
At Clouding, we believe in giving you full control over your Cloud Server. That's why we don't impose additional port or service restrictions at the infrastructure firewall level, allowing you to configure your network access according to your needs.