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title: "Add Services to the Firewall | Hostman Docs"
description: "Learn how to add services to the firewall both when it is created and later, when the firewall already exists."
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> For the complete documentation index for AI agents, see [llms.txt](https://hostman.com/llms.txt).

You can add services to the firewall both when it is created and later, when the firewall already exists.

> [!NOTE]
> You can add a service to an allowing rule group only if it is not added to a prohibiting rule group, and vice versa.

A service can be simultaneously added to several groups of rules of the same type (allowing or denying).

## Add Services in the Firewall Section

When creating a [cloud firewall](https://hostman.com/cloud-firewall/): 

1.  Click **Select a service** in the **Connect to services** block.
2.  Select the ones you need.

When editing an existing firewall:

1.  Go to the **Networks** → **Firewall** section.
2.  Click on the rule group.
3.  Go to the **Servers** tab and click **Add**.
4.  In the window that opens, select the necessary services and save the changes.

## Add Services from the Service Page

You can add a service to the firewall from the service page itself. 

1.  Open the service in your dashboard and go to the **Network** tab.
2.  In the **Firewall** block, click **Configure**.
3.  Select the rule group and click **Save**.

## Delete Services from the Firewall

### In the Firewall Section

1.  Go to the **Networks** → **Firewall** section.
2.  Click on the rule group.
3.  Go to the **Services** tab.
4.  Click on the three dots next to the desired service and click **Exclude service from group**.
5.  Confirm deletion.

### In the Service's Network Settings

To exclude a service from the firewall:

1.  Go to the service's **Network** tab.
2.  In the **Firewall** block, click on the three dots next to the desired group of rules and click **Disable Firewall**.
3.  Confirm disabling the rule group for this service.