How to Enable Firewall for Vultr Kubernetes Engine Cluster

Updated on December 9, 2024

Vultr Kubernetes Engine (VKE) cluster firewall is a critical security feature within VKE cluster that allows you to control and protect network traffic to and from your VKE cluster. By enabling VKE cluster firewall, you can define specific rules that ensure only authorized connections are allowed, enhancing the security of your containerized applications.

Follow this guide to enable VKE cluster firewall for your VKE cluster using the Vultr Customer Portal.

  1. Navigate to Products and click Kubernetes.

  2. Click your target VKE cluster to open its management page.

  3. Click Firewall to open firewall management page.

    Button to open the firewall management page

  4. Click Enable Firewall to deploy a firewall for the target VKE cluster.

    Button to enable firewall for the Kubernetes cluster

  5. Click firewall group to manage firewall rules.

  6. Add firewall rules according to requirements.