Tools: Introducing Zerowall CLI v1.1.0 — A Simple Firewall Management Tool for Linux

Tools: Introducing Zerowall CLI v1.1.0 — A Simple Firewall Management Tool for Linux

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Final Thoughts Managing firewall rules from the command line can sometimes feel messy or overly complex. While tools like iptables, firewalld, and ufw are powerful, they can also be intimidating for beginners or slow down quick rule management. To simplify this workflow, I built Zerowall CLI — a lightweight command-line tool designed to make firewall management simple, structured, and easy to use. Today I'm excited to share the stable release: Zerowall v1.1.0. Zerowall is a CLI tool that helps manage firewall rules and inspect configurations quickly from the terminal. It provides a simplified interface for common firewall operations like: The goal is to provide a clean developer-friendly CLI interface for everyday firewall management tasks. View firewall configuration: Inspect a specific zone: Apply permanent rules: Version: v1.1.0 (Stable) Included improvements: The project now includes: A verified .deb installer is included for easy installation. Zerowall is an open-source project and contributions are welcome. Feel free to open an Issue or submit a Pull Request. https://github.com/boniyeamincse/zerowallcli.git Zerowall started as a small idea to simplify firewall management from the terminal, and it has now grown into a structured open-source CLI tool. I'm excited to keep improving it and welcome feedback from the community. If you're interested in Linux security, CLI tooling, or open-source development, feel free to check it out. Thanks for reading 🙌 Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Hide child comments as well For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse

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zerowall allow 22 zerowall allow 22 zerowall allow 22 zerowall block 192.168.1.100 zerowall block 192.168.1.100 zerowall block 192.168.1.100 zerowall --list-all zerowall --list-all zerowall --list-all zerowall --zone public --list-all zerowall --zone public --list-all zerowall --zone public --list-all zerowall allow 443 --permanent zerowall allow 443 --permanent zerowall allow 443 --permanent sudo dpkg -i zerowall.deb sudo dpkg -i zerowall.deb sudo dpkg -i zerowall.deb - Allowing ports - Blocking IP addresses - Inspecting open ports and services - Managing firewall zones - Reloading firewall rules - Making firewall rules persistent - Zone management support - Persistent firewall rules - Firewall reload support - Structured CLI help system - Simple allow/block commands - Inspection commands for ports, services, and zones - Standardized CLI help output - Improved command structure - Zone inspection support - Persistent firewall rule support - Cleaner CLI output - Professional README - CLI cheatsheet - Usage guide - Open source contribution guidelines - Have a feature suggestion - Want to improve documentation - Want to contribute code