Make default jail state configurable

cmd/server/main.go

@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-// isLOTRModeActive checks if LOTR mode is enabled in alert countries
 func isLOTRModeActive(alertCountries []string) bool {
 	if len(alertCountries) == 0 {
 		return false
@@ -106,10 +105,10 @@ func isLOTRModeActive(alertCountries []string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// printWelcomeBanner prints a cool Tux banner with startup info.
+// printWelcomeBanner prints the Tux banner with startup info.
 func printWelcomeBanner(appPort string, isLOTRMode bool) {
 	greeting := getGreeting()
-	
+
 	if isLOTRMode {
 		const lotrBanner = `
       .--.

docker-compose-allinone.example.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ services:
     image: registry.swissmakers.ch/infra/fail2ban-ui:latest
     #image: localhost/fail2ban-ui:dev
     container_name: fail2ban-ui
-    #privileged: true
+    privileged: true # needed because the fail2ban-ui container needs to modify the fail2ban config owned by root inside the linuxserver-fail2ban container
     network_mode: host
     environment:
       - PORT=3080

internal/config/settings.go

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type AppSettings struct {
 
 	// Fail2Ban [DEFAULT] section values from jail.local
 	BantimeIncrement  bool     `json:"bantimeIncrement"`
+	DefaultJailEnable bool     `json:"defaultJailEnable"`
 	IgnoreIPs         []string `json:"ignoreips"` // Changed from string to []string for individual IP management
 	Bantime           string   `json:"bantime"`
 	Findtime          string   `json:"findtime"`
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ func applyAppSettingsRecordLocked(rec storage.AppSettingsRecord) {
 	currentSettings.CallbackURL = rec.CallbackURL
 	currentSettings.RestartNeeded = rec.RestartNeeded
 	currentSettings.BantimeIncrement = rec.BantimeIncrement
+	currentSettings.DefaultJailEnable = rec.DefaultJailEnable
 	// Convert IgnoreIP string to array (backward compatibility)
 	if rec.IgnoreIP != "" {
 		currentSettings.IgnoreIPs = strings.Fields(rec.IgnoreIP)
@@ -446,6 +448,7 @@ func toAppSettingsRecordLocked() (storage.AppSettingsRecord, error) {
 		SMTPFrom:           currentSettings.SMTP.From,
 		SMTPUseTLS:         currentSettings.SMTP.UseTLS,
 		BantimeIncrement:   currentSettings.BantimeIncrement,
+		DefaultJailEnable:  currentSettings.DefaultJailEnable,
 		// Convert IgnoreIPs array to space-separated string for storage
 		IgnoreIP:            strings.Join(currentSettings.IgnoreIPs, " "),
 		Bantime:             currentSettings.Bantime,
@@ -808,6 +811,7 @@ func ensureJailLocalStructure() error {
 		banactionAllports = "iptables-allports"
 	}
 	defaultSection := fmt.Sprintf(`[DEFAULT]
+enabled = %t
 bantime.increment = %t
 ignoreip = %s
 bantime = %s
@@ -817,7 +821,7 @@ destemail = %s
 banaction = %s
 banaction_allports = %s
 
-`, settings.BantimeIncrement, ignoreIPStr, settings.Bantime, settings.Findtime, settings.Maxretry, settings.Destemail, banaction, banactionAllports)
+`, settings.DefaultJailEnable, settings.BantimeIncrement, ignoreIPStr, settings.Bantime, settings.Findtime, settings.Maxretry, settings.Destemail, banaction, banactionAllports)
 
 	// Build action_mwlg configuration
 	// Note: action_mwlg depends on action_ which depends on banaction (now defined above)
@@ -876,6 +880,7 @@ func updateJailLocalDefaultSection(settings AppSettings) error {
 	}
 	// Keys to update
 	keysToUpdate := map[string]string{
+		"enabled":            fmt.Sprintf("enabled = %t", settings.DefaultJailEnable),
 		"bantime.increment":  fmt.Sprintf("bantime.increment = %t", settings.BantimeIncrement),
 		"ignoreip":           fmt.Sprintf("ignoreip = %s", ignoreIPStr),
 		"bantime":            fmt.Sprintf("bantime = %s", settings.Bantime),
@@ -1347,6 +1352,7 @@ func UpdateSettings(new AppSettings) (AppSettings, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	restartTriggered := old.BantimeIncrement != new.BantimeIncrement ||
+		old.DefaultJailEnable != new.DefaultJailEnable ||
 		ignoreIPsChanged ||
 		old.Bantime != new.Bantime ||
 		old.Findtime != new.Findtime ||

internal/fail2ban/connector_agent.go

@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ func (ac *AgentConnector) UpdateDefaultSettings(ctx context.Context, settings co
 	}
 	payload := map[string]interface{}{
 		"bantimeIncrement":  settings.BantimeIncrement,
+		"defaultJailEnable": settings.DefaultJailEnable,
 		"ignoreip":          ignoreIPStr,
 		"bantime":           settings.Bantime,
 		"findtime":          settings.Findtime,

internal/fail2ban/connector_ssh.go

@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ func (sc *SSHConnector) UpdateDefaultSettings(ctx context.Context, settings conf
 	}
 	// Define the keys we want to update
 	keysToUpdate := map[string]string{
+		"enabled":            fmt.Sprintf("enabled = %t", settings.DefaultJailEnable),
 		"bantime.increment":  fmt.Sprintf("bantime.increment = %t", settings.BantimeIncrement),
 		"ignoreip":           fmt.Sprintf("ignoreip = %s", ignoreIPStr),
 		"bantime":            fmt.Sprintf("bantime = %s", settings.Bantime),
@@ -966,7 +967,7 @@ func (sc *SSHConnector) UpdateDefaultSettings(ctx context.Context, settings conf
 	if existingContent == "" {
 		// File doesn't exist, create new one with DEFAULT section
 		defaultLines := []string{"[DEFAULT]"}
-		for _, key := range []string{"bantime.increment", "ignoreip", "bantime", "findtime", "maxretry", "destemail", "banaction", "banaction_allports"} {
+		for _, key := range []string{"enabled", "bantime.increment", "ignoreip", "bantime", "findtime", "maxretry", "destemail", "banaction", "banaction_allports"} {
 			defaultLines = append(defaultLines, keysToUpdate[key])
 		}
 		defaultLines = append(defaultLines, "")
@@ -991,14 +992,20 @@ jail_file = '%s'
 ignore_ip_str = '%s'
 banaction_val = '%s'
 banaction_allports_val = '%s'
+default_jail_enable_val = %t
 bantime_increment_val = %t
+bantime_val = '%s'
+findtime_val = '%s'
+maxretry_val = %d
+destemail_val = '%s'
 keys_to_update = {
+    'enabled': 'enabled = ' + str(default_jail_enable_val),
     'bantime.increment': 'bantime.increment = ' + str(bantime_increment_val),
     'ignoreip': 'ignoreip = ' + ignore_ip_str,
-    'bantime': 'bantime = %s',
+    'bantime': 'bantime = ' + bantime_val,
-    'findtime': 'findtime = %s',
+    'findtime': 'findtime = ' + findtime_val,
-    'maxretry': 'maxretry = %d',
+    'maxretry': 'maxretry = ' + str(maxretry_val),
-    'destemail': 'destemail = %s',
+    'destemail': 'destemail = ' + destemail_val,
     'banaction': 'banaction = ' + banaction_val,
     'banaction_allports': 'banaction_allports = ' + banaction_allports_val
 }
@@ -1051,13 +1058,13 @@ for line in lines:
 # If DEFAULT section wasn't found, create it at the beginning
 if not default_section_found:
     default_lines = ["[DEFAULT]\n"]
-    for key in ["bantime.increment", "ignoreip", "bantime", "findtime", "maxretry", "destemail"]:
+    for key in ["enabled", "bantime.increment", "ignoreip", "bantime", "findtime", "maxretry", "destemail"]:
         default_lines.append(keys_to_update[key] + "\n")
     default_lines.append("\n")
     output_lines = default_lines + output_lines
 else:
     # Add any missing keys to the DEFAULT section
-    for key in ["bantime.increment", "ignoreip", "bantime", "findtime", "maxretry", "destemail"]:
+    for key in ["enabled", "bantime.increment", "ignoreip", "bantime", "findtime", "maxretry", "destemail"]:
         if key not in keys_updated:
             # Find the DEFAULT section and insert after it
             for i, line in enumerate(output_lines):
@@ -1067,7 +1074,7 @@ else:
 
 with open(jail_file, 'w') as f:
     f.writelines(output_lines)
-PY`, escapeForShell(jailLocalPath), escapeForShell(ignoreIPStr), escapeForShell(banactionVal), escapeForShell(banactionAllportsVal), settings.BantimeIncrement, escapeForShell(settings.Bantime), escapeForShell(settings.Findtime), settings.Maxretry, escapeForShell(settings.Destemail))
+PY`, escapeForShell(jailLocalPath), escapeForShell(ignoreIPStr), escapeForShell(banactionVal), escapeForShell(banactionAllportsVal), settings.BantimeIncrement, settings.DefaultJailEnable, escapeForShell(settings.Bantime), escapeForShell(settings.Findtime), settings.Maxretry, escapeForShell(settings.Destemail))
 
 	_, err = sc.runRemoteCommand(ctx, []string{"bash", "-lc", updateScript})
 	return err
@@ -1109,6 +1116,7 @@ banaction_allports_val = '%s'
 banner_content = """%s"""
 settings = {
     'bantime_increment': %t,
+    'default_jail_enable': %t,
     'ignoreip': ignore_ip_str,
     'bantime': '%s',
     'findtime': '%s',
@@ -1169,6 +1177,7 @@ if has_full_banner and has_action_mwlg and has_action_override:
         elif in_default:
             key_updated = False
             for key, new_value in [
+                ('enabled', 'enabled = ' + str(settings['default_jail_enable'])),
                 ('bantime.increment', 'bantime.increment = ' + str(settings['bantime_increment'])),
                 ('ignoreip', 'ignoreip = ' + settings['ignoreip']),
                 ('bantime', 'bantime = ' + settings['bantime']),
@@ -1192,6 +1201,7 @@ if has_full_banner and has_action_mwlg and has_action_override:
     # Add missing keys
     if in_default:
         for key, new_value in [
+            ('enabled', 'enabled = ' + str(settings['default_jail_enable'])),
             ('bantime.increment', 'bantime.increment = ' + str(settings['bantime_increment'])),
             ('ignoreip', 'ignoreip = ' + settings['ignoreip']),
             ('bantime', 'bantime = ' + settings['bantime']),
@@ -1214,6 +1224,7 @@ else:
     banner = banner_content
     
     default_section = """[DEFAULT]
+enabled = """ + str(settings['default_jail_enable']) + """
 bantime.increment = """ + str(settings['bantime_increment']) + """
 ignoreip = """ + settings['ignoreip'] + """
 bantime = """ + settings['bantime'] + """
@@ -1239,7 +1250,7 @@ action = %%(action_mwlg)s
     
     with open(jail_file, 'w') as f:
         f.write(new_content)
-PY`, escapeForShell(jailLocalPath), escapeForShell(ignoreIPStr), escapeForShell(banactionVal), escapeForShell(banactionAllportsVal), escapeForShell(config.JailLocalBanner()), settings.BantimeIncrement,
+PY`, escapeForShell(jailLocalPath), escapeForShell(ignoreIPStr), escapeForShell(banactionVal), escapeForShell(banactionAllportsVal), escapeForShell(config.JailLocalBanner()), settings.BantimeIncrement, settings.DefaultJailEnable,
 		escapeForShell(settings.Bantime), escapeForShell(settings.Findtime), settings.Maxretry, escapeForShell(settings.Destemail))
 
 	// IMPORTANT: Run migration FIRST before ensuring structure

internal/fail2ban/jail_management.go

@@ -1023,6 +1023,7 @@ func UpdateDefaultSettingsLocal(settings config.AppSettings) error {
 	}
 	// Define the keys we want to update
 	keysToUpdate := map[string]string{
+		"enabled":            fmt.Sprintf("enabled = %t", settings.DefaultJailEnable),
 		"bantime.increment":  fmt.Sprintf("bantime.increment = %t", settings.BantimeIncrement),
 		"ignoreip":           fmt.Sprintf("ignoreip = %s", ignoreIPStr),
 		"bantime":            fmt.Sprintf("bantime = %s", settings.Bantime),
@@ -1042,7 +1043,7 @@ func UpdateDefaultSettingsLocal(settings config.AppSettings) error {
 		var newLines []string
 		newLines = append(newLines, strings.Split(strings.TrimRight(config.JailLocalBanner(), "\n"), "\n")...)
 		newLines = append(newLines, "[DEFAULT]")
-		for _, key := range []string{"bantime.increment", "ignoreip", "bantime", "findtime", "maxretry", "destemail", "banaction", "banaction_allports"} {
+		for _, key := range []string{"enabled", "bantime.increment", "ignoreip", "bantime", "findtime", "maxretry", "destemail", "banaction", "banaction_allports"} {
 			newLines = append(newLines, keysToUpdate[key])
 		}
 		newLines = append(newLines, "")
@@ -1115,14 +1116,14 @@ func UpdateDefaultSettingsLocal(settings config.AppSettings) error {
 	// If DEFAULT section wasn't found, create it at the beginning
 	if !defaultSectionFound {
 		defaultLines := []string{"[DEFAULT]"}
-		for _, key := range []string{"bantime.increment", "ignoreip", "bantime", "findtime", "maxretry", "destemail"} {
+		for _, key := range []string{"enabled", "bantime.increment", "ignoreip", "bantime", "findtime", "maxretry", "destemail"} {
 			defaultLines = append(defaultLines, keysToUpdate[key])
 		}
 		defaultLines = append(defaultLines, "")
 		outputLines = append(defaultLines, outputLines...)
 	} else {
 		// Add any missing keys to the DEFAULT section
-		for _, key := range []string{"bantime.increment", "ignoreip", "bantime", "findtime", "maxretry", "destemail", "banaction", "banaction_allports"} {
+		for _, key := range []string{"enabled", "bantime.increment", "ignoreip", "bantime", "findtime", "maxretry", "destemail", "banaction", "banaction_allports"} {
 			if !keysUpdated[key] {
 				// Find the DEFAULT section and insert after it
 				for i, line := range outputLines {

internal/locales/de.json

@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@
     "settings.fail2ban.description": "Diese Einstellungen werden auf allen aktivierten Fail2Ban-Servern angewendet und in deren jail.local [DEFAULT]-Abschnitt gespeichert.",
     "settings.enable_bantime_increment": "Bantime-Inkrement aktivieren",
     "settings.enable_bantime_increment.description": "Wenn auf true gesetzt, wird die Bantime nach der Formel: bantime = findtime * (Anzahl der Fehler / maxretry) * (1 + bantime.rndtime) berechnet.",
+    "settings.default_jail_enable": "Jails standardmässig aktivieren",
+    "settings.default_jail_enable.description": "Wenn aktiviert, werden alle Jails standardmässig aktiviert. Wenn deaktiviert, müssen Jails explizit aktiviert werden.",
     "settings.default_bantime": "Standard-Bantime",
     "settings.default_bantime.description": "Die Anzahl der Sekunden, für die ein Host gesperrt wird. Zeitformat: 1h = 1 Stunde, 1d = 1 Tag, 1w = 1 Woche, 1m = 1 Monat, 1y = 1 Jahr.",
     "settings.default_bantime_placeholder": "z.B. 48h",

internal/locales/de_ch.json

@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@
     "settings.fail2ban.description": "Die Einstellige werde uf alli aktivierte Fail2Ban-Server aagwändet und i däre jail.local [DEFAULT]-Abschnitt gspeicheret.",
     "settings.enable_bantime_increment": "Bantime-Inkrement aktivierä",
     "settings.enable_bantime_increment.description": "Wenn uf true gsetzt, wird d Bantime nach dr Formle: bantime = findtime * (Aazahl vo de Fähler / maxretry) * (1 + bantime.rndtime) berechnet.",
+    "settings.default_jail_enable": "Jails standardmässig aktivieren",
+    "settings.default_jail_enable.description": "Wenn aktiviert, werde alli Jails standardmässig aktiviert. Wenn deaktiviert, mues jedes Jails explizit aktiviert werde.",
     "settings.default_bantime": "Standard-Bantime",
     "settings.default_bantime.description": "D Aazahl vo de Sekunde, wo ä Host gsperrt wird. Zytformat: 1h = 1 Stund, 1d = 1 Tag, 1w = 1 Wuche, 1m = 1 Monet, 1y = 1 Jahr.",
     "settings.default_bantime_placeholder": "z.B. 48h",

internal/locales/en.json

@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@
     "settings.fail2ban.description": "These settings will be applied to all enabled Fail2Ban servers and stored in their jail.local [DEFAULT] section.",
     "settings.enable_bantime_increment": "Enable Bantime Increment",
     "settings.enable_bantime_increment.description": "If set to true, the bantime will be calculated using the formula: bantime = findtime * (number of failures / maxretry) * (1 + bantime.rndtime).",
+    "settings.default_jail_enable": "Enable Jails by Default",
+    "settings.default_jail_enable.description": "If enabled, all jails will be enabled by default. When disabled, jails must be explicitly enabled.",
     "settings.default_bantime": "Default Bantime",
     "settings.default_bantime.description": "The number of seconds that a host is banned. Time format: 1h = 1 hour, 1d = 1 day, 1w = 1 week, 1m = 1 month, 1y = 1 year.",
     "settings.default_bantime_placeholder": "e.g., 48h",

internal/locales/es.json

@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@
   "settings.fail2ban.description": "Estas configuraciones se aplicarán a todos los servidores Fail2Ban habilitados y se almacenarán en su sección [DEFAULT] de jail.local.",
   "settings.enable_bantime_increment": "Habilitar incremento de Bantime",
   "settings.enable_bantime_increment.description": "Si se establece en true, el bantime se calculará usando la fórmula: bantime = findtime * (número de fallos / maxretry) * (1 + bantime.rndtime).",
+  "settings.default_jail_enable": "Jails por defecto activados",
+  "settings.default_jail_enable.description": "Si está habilitado, todos los jails estarán habilitados por defecto. Cuando está deshabilitado, los jails deben habilitarse explícitamente.",
   "settings.default_bantime": "Bantime por defecto",
   "settings.default_bantime.description": "El número de segundos que un host está bloqueado. Formato de tiempo: 1h = 1 hora, 1d = 1 día, 1w = 1 semana, 1m = 1 mes, 1y = 1 año.",
   "settings.default_bantime_placeholder": "p.ej., 48h",

internal/locales/fr.json

@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@
   "settings.fail2ban.description": "Ces paramètres seront appliqués à tous les serveurs Fail2Ban activés et stockés dans leur section [DEFAULT] de jail.local.",
   "settings.enable_bantime_increment": "Activer l'incrémentation du Bantime",
   "settings.enable_bantime_increment.description": "Si défini sur true, le bantime sera calculé à l'aide de la formule : bantime = findtime * (nombre d'échecs / maxretry) * (1 + bantime.rndtime).",
+  "settings.default_jail_enable": "Jails par défaut activés",
+  "settings.default_jail_enable.description": "Si activé, tous les jails seront activés par défaut. Lorsqu'il est désactivé, les jails doivent être explicitement activés.",
   "settings.default_bantime": "Bantime par défaut",
   "settings.default_bantime.description": "Le nombre de secondes pendant lesquelles un hôte est banni. Format de temps : 1h = 1 heure, 1d = 1 jour, 1w = 1 semaine, 1m = 1 mois, 1y = 1 an.",
   "settings.default_bantime_placeholder": "par exemple, 48h",

internal/locales/it.json

@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@
   "settings.fail2ban.description": "Queste impostazioni verranno applicate a tutti i server Fail2Ban abilitati e memorizzate nella loro sezione [DEFAULT] di jail.local.",
   "settings.enable_bantime_increment": "Abilita incremento del Bantime",
   "settings.enable_bantime_increment.description": "Se impostato su true, il bantime verrà calcolato utilizzando la formula: bantime = findtime * (numero di errori / maxretry) * (1 + bantime.rndtime).",
+  "settings.default_jail_enable": "Jails predefiniti attivati",
+  "settings.default_jail_enable.description": "Se abilitato, tutti i jails saranno abilitati per impostazione predefinita. Quando disabilitato, i jails devono essere esplicitamente abilitati.",
   "settings.default_bantime": "Bantime predefinito",
   "settings.default_bantime.description": "Il numero di secondi per cui un host viene bannato. Formato tempo: 1h = 1 ora, 1d = 1 giorno, 1w = 1 settimana, 1m = 1 mese, 1y = 1 anno.",
   "settings.default_bantime_placeholder": "es. 48h",

internal/storage/storage.go

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type AppSettingsRecord struct {
 	SMTPFrom            string
 	SMTPUseTLS          bool
 	BantimeIncrement    bool
+	DefaultJailEnable   bool
 	IgnoreIP            string // Stored as space-separated string, converted to array in AppSettings
 	Bantime             string
 	Findtime            string
@@ -170,17 +171,17 @@ func GetAppSettings(ctx context.Context) (AppSettingsRecord, bool, error) {
 	}
 
 	row := db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `
-SELECT language, port, debug, callback_url, restart_needed, alert_countries, smtp_host, smtp_port, smtp_username, smtp_password, smtp_from, smtp_use_tls, bantime_increment, ignore_ip, bantime, findtime, maxretry, destemail, banaction, banaction_allports, advanced_actions
+SELECT language, port, debug, callback_url, restart_needed, alert_countries, smtp_host, smtp_port, smtp_username, smtp_password, smtp_from, smtp_use_tls, bantime_increment, default_jail_enable, ignore_ip, bantime, findtime, maxretry, destemail, banaction, banaction_allports, advanced_actions
 FROM app_settings
 WHERE id = 1`)
 
 	var (
 		lang, callback, alerts, smtpHost, smtpUser, smtpPass, smtpFrom, ignoreIP, bantime, findtime, destemail, banaction, banactionAllports, advancedActions sql.NullString
-		port, smtpPort, maxretry                                                                                                                                sql.NullInt64
+		port, smtpPort, maxretry                                                                                                                              sql.NullInt64
-		debug, restartNeeded, smtpTLS, bantimeInc                                                                                                               sql.NullInt64
+		debug, restartNeeded, smtpTLS, bantimeInc, defaultJailEn                                                                                              sql.NullInt64
 	)
 
-	err := row.Scan(&lang, &port, &debug, &callback, &restartNeeded, &alerts, &smtpHost, &smtpPort, &smtpUser, &smtpPass, &smtpFrom, &smtpTLS, &bantimeInc, &ignoreIP, &bantime, &findtime, &maxretry, &destemail, &banaction, &banactionAllports, &advancedActions)
+	err := row.Scan(&lang, &port, &debug, &callback, &restartNeeded, &alerts, &smtpHost, &smtpPort, &smtpUser, &smtpPass, &smtpFrom, &smtpTLS, &bantimeInc, &defaultJailEn, &ignoreIP, &bantime, &findtime, &maxretry, &destemail, &banaction, &banactionAllports, &advancedActions)
 	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
 		return AppSettingsRecord{}, false, nil
 	}
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ WHERE id = 1`)
 		SMTPFrom:            stringFromNull(smtpFrom),
 		SMTPUseTLS:          intToBool(intFromNull(smtpTLS)),
 		BantimeIncrement:    intToBool(intFromNull(bantimeInc)),
+		DefaultJailEnable:   intToBool(intFromNull(defaultJailEn)),
 		IgnoreIP:            stringFromNull(ignoreIP),
 		Bantime:             stringFromNull(bantime),
 		Findtime:            stringFromNull(findtime),
@@ -221,9 +223,9 @@ func SaveAppSettings(ctx context.Context, rec AppSettingsRecord) error {
 	}
 	_, err := db.ExecContext(ctx, `
 INSERT INTO app_settings (
-	id, language, port, debug, callback_url, restart_needed, alert_countries, smtp_host, smtp_port, smtp_username, smtp_password, smtp_from, smtp_use_tls, bantime_increment, ignore_ip, bantime, findtime, maxretry, destemail, banaction, banaction_allports, advanced_actions
+	id, language, port, debug, callback_url, restart_needed, alert_countries, smtp_host, smtp_port, smtp_username, smtp_password, smtp_from, smtp_use_tls, bantime_increment, default_jail_enable, ignore_ip, bantime, findtime, maxretry, destemail, banaction, banaction_allports, advanced_actions
 ) VALUES (
-	1, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
+	1, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
 ) ON CONFLICT(id) DO UPDATE SET
 	language = excluded.language,
 	port = excluded.port,
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ INSERT INTO app_settings (
 	smtp_from = excluded.smtp_from,
 	smtp_use_tls = excluded.smtp_use_tls,
 	bantime_increment = excluded.bantime_increment,
+	default_jail_enable = excluded.default_jail_enable,
 	ignore_ip = excluded.ignore_ip,
 	bantime = excluded.bantime,
 	findtime = excluded.findtime,
@@ -259,6 +262,7 @@ INSERT INTO app_settings (
 		rec.SMTPFrom,
 		boolToInt(rec.SMTPUseTLS),
 		boolToInt(rec.BantimeIncrement),
+		boolToInt(rec.DefaultJailEnable),
 		rec.IgnoreIP,
 		rec.Bantime,
 		rec.Findtime,
@@ -775,6 +779,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS app_settings (
 	smtp_from TEXT,
 	smtp_use_tls INTEGER,
 	bantime_increment INTEGER,
+	default_jail_enable INTEGER,
 	ignore_ip TEXT,
 	bantime TEXT,
 	findtime TEXT,

pkg/web/handlers.go

@@ -1333,6 +1333,7 @@ func UpdateSettingsHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	// Compare IgnoreIPs arrays
 	ignoreIPsChanged := !equalStringSlices(oldSettings.IgnoreIPs, newSettings.IgnoreIPs)
 	defaultSettingsChanged := oldSettings.BantimeIncrement != newSettings.BantimeIncrement ||
+		oldSettings.DefaultJailEnable != newSettings.DefaultJailEnable ||
 		ignoreIPsChanged ||
 		oldSettings.Bantime != newSettings.Bantime ||
 		oldSettings.Findtime != newSettings.Findtime ||
@@ -1459,6 +1460,7 @@ func ApplyFail2banSettings(jailLocalPath string) error {
 
 	newLines := []string{
 		"[DEFAULT]",
+		fmt.Sprintf("enabled = %t", s.DefaultJailEnable),
 		fmt.Sprintf("bantime.increment = %t", s.BantimeIncrement),
 		fmt.Sprintf("ignoreip = %s", strings.Join(s.IgnoreIPs, " ")),
 		fmt.Sprintf("bantime = %s", s.Bantime),

pkg/web/static/js/settings.js

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ function loadSettings() {
       }
 
       document.getElementById('bantimeIncrement').checked = data.bantimeIncrement || false;
+      document.getElementById('defaultJailEnable').checked = data.defaultJailEnable || false;
       document.getElementById('banTime').value = data.bantime || '';
       document.getElementById('findTime').value = data.findtime || '';
       document.getElementById('maxRetry').value = data.maxretry || '';
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ function saveSettings(event) {
     callbackUrl: callbackUrl,
     alertCountries: selectedCountries.length > 0 ? selectedCountries : ["ALL"],
     bantimeIncrement: document.getElementById('bantimeIncrement').checked,
+    defaultJailEnable: document.getElementById('defaultJailEnable').checked,
     bantime: document.getElementById('banTime').value.trim(),
     findtime: document.getElementById('findTime').value.trim(),
     maxretry: parseInt(document.getElementById('maxRetry').value, 10) || 3,

pkg/web/templates/index.html

@@ -585,6 +585,15 @@
             </div>
             <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 ml-9" data-i18n="settings.enable_bantime_increment.description">If set to true, the bantime will be calculated using the formula: bantime = findtime * (number of failures / maxretry) * (1 + bantime.rndtime).</p>
           </div>
+
+          <!-- Default Enabled -->
+          <div class="mb-4">
+            <div class="flex items-center mb-2">
+              <input type="checkbox" id="defaultJailEnable" class="h-4 w-7 text-blue-600 transition duration-150 ease-in-out" />
+              <label for="defaultJailEnable" class="ml-2 block text-sm font-medium text-gray-700" data-i18n="settings.default_jail_enable">Enable Jails by Default</label>
+            </div>
+            <p class="text-xs text-gray-500 ml-9" data-i18n="settings.default_jail_enable.description">If enabled, all jails will be enabled by default. When disabled, jails must be explicitly enabled.</p>
+          </div>
           
           <!-- Bantime -->
           <div class="mb-4">