2. Installation

2.1. Is WP fail2ban Already Installed?

WP fail2ban pre-installed in mu-plugins

WP fail2ban pre-installed in mu-plugins in a new DigitalOcean WordPress droplet.

2.2. Overview

WPf2b installs just like any other WordPress plugin - you need do nothing differently.

2.2.1. Premium

The Premium version installs via Freemius.

2.2.1.1. Database

Activating WPf2b Premium creates one database table, wp_fail2ban_log.

WPf2b Premium never drops the database table - it’s your data.