How can I make iptables rules persistent?

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How can I make iptables rules survive a reboot?

How can I make iptables rules persistent?

On Ubuntu I could install the iptables-persistent package, set up my iptables rules, and then run:

sudo iptables-save | sudo tee /etc/iptables/rules.v4 > /dev/null

What is the Fedora equivalent?

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I think it is the same command on Fedora Linux. The path to the config file is different though. It is /etc/sysconfig/iptables as can be seen in /usr/lib/systemd/system/iptables.service (you may need to install the iptables-services package if you don’t have the aforementioned files).

Beware that Fedora Linux is deprecating iptables in favor of nftables. The main nftables config file is /etc/sysconfig/nftables.conf.

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It’s best avoid using raw iptables/nftables rules, specifically for newbies.
Otherwise subsystems like virtualization may not work properly.
The recommended firewall solution is firewalld:
Using firewalld :: Fedora Docs

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