.TH nftables.service 8 "" "nftables" "nftables admin reference"
.SH Name
nftables.service \(em Static Firewall Configuration with nftables.service
.SH Description
An nftables systemd service is provided which allows to setup static firewall
rulesets based on a configuration file.
.PP
To use this service, you need to create the main configuration file in
/etc/nftables/rules/main.nft. A template for this can be copied from
/usr/share/doc/nftables/main.nft. Alternatively, `nft list ruleset >main.nft`
could be used to save the active configuration (if any) to the file.
.PP
Once the desired static firewall configuration is in place, it can be tested by
running `systemctl start nftables.service`. To enable the service at boot time,
run `systemctl enable nftables.service`.
.SH See also
\fBnft\fP(8)