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nftables is the successor of [[iptables]]
[[category:networking]]
[[category:Linux/Unix]]
nftables is the successor of [[iptables]] for managing firewall rules.


At first glance [https://wiki.debian.org/nftables] it looks a bit like a [[iptables#ufw|ufw]]
At first glance [https://wiki.debian.org/nftables] it looks a bit like a [[iptables#ufw|ufw]]
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=Commands=
=Commands=
;nft list ruleset
:Show the current ruleset in the format you can load with nft -f (see below)
;nft list table <family> filter
;nft list table <family> filter
:Show the current filters for <family>.
:Show the current filters for <family>.
;nft -f <filename>
:Load rules from <filename>

Latest revision as of 20:24, 18 January 2026

nftables is the successor of iptables for managing firewall rules.

At first glance [1] it looks a bit like a ufw

Address families
Family Remark
ip IPv4 This is the default if no family is specified
ip6 IPv6
inet IPv4 + IPv6
arp arp
bridge bridge

Install and activate

Debian comes with nftables installed since Buster.

apt install nftables
Install if needed
systemctl enable nftables.service
Create the service
systemctl start nftables
service nftables start
Start the service
systemctl status nftables
service nftables status
Show status

Confiuration

The configuration is in /etc/nftables.conf

Commands

nft list ruleset
Show the current ruleset in the format you can load with nft -f (see below)
nft list table <family> filter
Show the current filters for <family>.
nft -f <filename>
Load rules from <filename>