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Add a section on how to configure the nftables firewall with more fine-grained rules than just 'allowed ports'.
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In this case, ports <code>80</code> and <code>443</code> will be allowed for the interface <code>eth0</code>.
In this case, ports <code>80</code> and <code>443</code> will be allowed for the interface <code>eth0</code>.
=== Advanced Configuration ===
Some users may want more fine-grained control of how their firewall is configured. This can, when using nftables, be achieved by defining custom tables and chains through {{Nixos:option|networking.nftables.tables}}.
It is important to say that a <code>nixos-fw</code> table with multiple chains will be generated by setting {{Nixos:option|networking.nftables.enable}} to true. These chains can be modified with extra rules through various options within {{Nixos:option|networking.firewall}}. If possible, try to stick to these when customizing generated rules, as trying to dynamically delete and overwrite them at activation time can be ''very'' error-prone.
For instance, to expose a TCP port only to your local IPv4 and IPv6 subnets, add the following to your configuration:
{{file|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
    networking.firewall.extraInputRules = ''
      ip saddr 130.236.254.0/24 tcp dport 6600 accept
      ip6 saddr 2001:6b0:17:f0a0::/64 tcp dport 6600 accept
    '';
</nowiki>}}
This will add the two specified rules to the <code>input-allow</code> chain in the <code>nixos-fw</code> table. You should of, course replace, the port and subnets with your own.


== Tips and tricks ==
== Tips and tricks ==