Show HN: TUI to manage firewall and HTTP server, in Rust

Category: infrastructure

Tags: tui, firewall, web-server, bot-mitigation, rust, cli

Score: 7.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 8, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

Stop Bots is a Rust-based TUI/CLI tool that manages nginx, Apache, or Traefik configurations and nftables/iptables firewalls to block malicious bots. It combines preventative blocking (via bot lists and geo-blocking) with responsive log monitoring and auto-apply, while including safety checks to prevent lockouts. Its self-hosted, CDN-free approach and broad backend support make it a notable solution for server administrators.

Target audience: devops, backend devs, system administrators

Repository: https://github.com/ivankovic/stop-bots · Rust · NOASSERTION · 6 stars

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