How to install sw-nginx-module-abuse-guard on Ubuntu

Auto-ban abusive clients by error-response rate

Vendor: GetPageSpeed https://github.com/GetPageSpeed/ngx_abuse_guard

Availability

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Distro	Channel	Version
Ubuntu 26.04 (resolute)	Base	1.30.6.1+2.1.0+p18.0.82.1.t261027.1716
Ubuntu 24.04 (noble)	Base	1.30.6.1+2.1.0+p18.0.82.1.t261027.1716
Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy)	Base	1.30.6.1+2.1.0+p18.0.82.1.t261027.1716
Ubuntu 20.04 (focal)	Base	1.30.6.1+2.1.0+p18.0.82.1.t261027.1716

Description

NGINX module that watches the rate of error responses (404/403 by default, with opt-in 5xx) each client generates and applies a timed in-process lockout to clients whose traffic is mostly failure. The ban decision is made in the NGINX preaccess phase, before any handler or upstream runs, with a fixed per-client memory footprint independent of the threshold. Optional Redis/Valkey ban replication spans nodes, and compact on-disk snapshots preserve active bans across clean reloads and restarts. No daemon, log shipper, or scripting layer required.

Built for Ubuntu.

Install

Base Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 26.04

sw-nginx-module-abuse-guard on Ubuntu 20.04 (focal), 22.04 (jammy), 24.04 (noble), 26.04 (resolute)

curl -fsSL https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.deb -o /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get install -y /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
rm /tmp/getpagespeed-release.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y sw-nginx-module-abuse-guard

Frequently asked questions

How do I install sw-nginx-module-abuse-guard on Ubuntu?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the sw-nginx-module-abuse-guard package with your system package manager.

Which Ubuntu versions is sw-nginx-module-abuse-guard available for?

sw-nginx-module-abuse-guard is available for Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, 24.04, 26.04.