# Firewall > Learn what a firewall is and how it works. Explore how to use firewalls for access control, network protection, and overall IT security. Article index of a Hostman documentation section. Links point to the Markdown version of each page. Full text of this section in a single file: https://hostman.com/docs/firewall/llms-full.txt All documentation sections: https://hostman.com/llms.txt Any page is available as Markdown: append `.md` to its URL or send an `Accept: text/markdown` header to the page URL. Articles: 6 Last updated: 2026-06-18 ## Articles - [Firewall](https://hostman.com/docs/firewall.md?utm_source=llms_txt&utm_medium=ai) - [Create Firewalls](https://hostman.com/docs/firewall/create.md?utm_source=llms_txt&utm_medium=ai) - [Configure Firewall Rules](https://hostman.com/docs/firewall/configure-rules.md?utm_source=llms_txt&utm_medium=ai) - [Configure Rules for Private Network Services](https://hostman.com/docs/firewall/private-network-rules.md?utm_source=llms_txt&utm_medium=ai) - [Add Services to the Firewall](https://hostman.com/docs/firewall/add-services.md?utm_source=llms_txt&utm_medium=ai) - [Delete Firewalls](https://hostman.com/docs/firewall/delete.md?utm_source=llms_txt&utm_medium=ai)