blockinator/apache/README.md

Compilation

1. Ensure the SQLite development libraries (sqlite-devel) are installed.
2. Either run the build_from_scratch.sh script or run the following commands:
   1. libtoolize
   2. aclocal
   3. autoconf
   4. automake -a
   5. ./configure --with-apache=<Apache location>
   6. make CFLAGS=-lsqlite3

Installation

1. Activate in Apache using:
   • (automatic) Using APXS:

     apxs -i -a -n blockinator libmodblockinator.la
     

     or
   • (manual) Add the following commands to the Apache configuration:

     LoadModule blockinator_module modules/libmodblockinator.so
     

2. Configure mod_blockinator by adding the following lines in the appropriate location(s):
   1. Define where the blocklist DB can be found:

      <IfModule blockinator_module>
          BlockinatorBlocklistDB    /path/to/blocklist.db
      </IfModule>
      

   2. Create a mod_rewrite rule to block requests, if matched:

      RewriteCond %{HTTP:X-Block}	1
      RewriteRule .			-  [R=403,L]
      

3. Create the SQLite DB:
   1. sqlite3 /path/to/blocklist.db
   2. Run the following SQL:

      CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS blocklist(remote_ip VARCHAR(15), forwarded_ip VARCHAR(15), useragent VARCHAR(256), cookie VARCHAR(1024), PRIMARY KEY(remote_ip));
      

   3. (optional) Insert some test data: Block requests from IP address 1.2.3.4 e.g. INSERT INTO blocklist VALUES("1.2.3.4", "ANY", "ANY", "ANY");
4. Restart Apache