# Do I need to put an external firewall to protect pritunl server?

**URL:** <https://forum.pritunl.com/t/do-i-need-to-put-an-external-firewall-to-protect-pritunl-server/979>\
**Category:** Pritunl VPN\
**Created:** [April 19, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/do-i-need-to-put-an-external-firewall-to-protect-pritunl-server/979 "2023-04-19T14:14:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![carlos](https://forum.pritunl.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@carlos](https://forum.pritunl.com/u/carlos)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/do-i-need-to-put-an-external-firewall-to-protect-pritunl-server/979/1 "2023-04-19T14:14:12Z")

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Hello, i just set up vpn pritunl for my company and i was wondering if i should set an external firewall to protect it more or its overkill

Thank you so much

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**Author:** ![GurdipS5](https://forum.pritunl.com/user_avatar/forum.pritunl.com/gurdips5/32/412_2.png) [@GurdipS5](https://forum.pritunl.com/u/GurdipS5)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.pritunl.com/t/do-i-need-to-put-an-external-firewall-to-protect-pritunl-server/979/2 "2023-04-24T16:06:15Z")

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The docs mentioned an external firewall is recommended.