V2.2017.07 - MAJOR VERSION UPDATE !!!

[Mitchell Krog Photography]

A major version update has taken place today

Welcome to Version 2.2017.07 of the Nginx Ultimate Bad Bot Blocker

PLEASE READ UPDATED CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY !!!!

https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/nginx-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/blob/master/CONFIGURATION.md

New include files have been introduced to allow more customization to users.

WITHOUT the new include files in your /etc/nginx/bots.d/ folder Nginx will EMERG❗️and fail on reloading Nginx.

Please make sure your /etc/nginx/bots.d/ folder includes all the following new ❗️required❗️ include files.

- bad-referrer-words.conf

- blacklist-ips.conf

- blacklist-user-agents.conf

- custom-bad-referrers.conf

- whitelist-domains.conf

- whitelist-ips.conf

All blacklisted IP's and Ranges including the Cyveillance and Berkeley Scanner sections have been moved into the include file blacklist-ips.conf

Each new include file is documented on how you can customize it.

PEOPLE USING THE AUTO UPDATE SCRIPT

You will run into and Nginx [EMERG] ❗️ error on your next update when it reload Nginx and finds missing include files. 

Please download the new include files to your /bots.d/ folder as per the configuration instructions. 

The new include files allow a whole lot more customization by users. 

- The Bad Referrers Words Scanning List can now be modified in bad-referrer-words.conf to your liking and will not be overwritten when updating.

- The Blacklisting of IP addresses and IP Ranges can now be customized using the include file blacklist-ips.conf and will not be overwritten with updates.

- A new include file custom-bad-referrers.conf file allows to add your own bad referrers to the the blocker that are not already included in the blocker, this once again will not be overwritten with updates.

- The whitelist-ips.conf file has been modified slightly it does not need to have 127.0.0.1 as a listed IP as it is covered elsewhere in the script. It's ok to have 127.0.0.1 in the whitelist-ips.conf file but unnecessary as Nginx will just complain to you about a duplication when you do an nginx -t

To quickly fix your server failing a reload simply run the following and reload nginx

cd /etc/nginx/bots.d

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mitchellkrogza/nginx-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/master/bots.d/custom-bad-referrers.conf -O custom-bad-referrers.conf

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mitchellkrogza/nginx-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/master/bots.d/blacklist-ips.conf -O blacklist-ips.conf

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mitchellkrogza/nginx-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/master/bots.d/bad-referrer-words.conf -O bad-referrer-words.conf

cd /etc/nginx/conf.d

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mitchellkrogza/nginx-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/master/conf.d/globalblacklist.conf -O globalblacklist.conf

sudo nginx -t

sudo service nginx reload

Apologies to anyone whose Nginx might have failed a reload during an update today. 

These changes are essential to the growth and improvement of the blocker.

Enjoy and please send feedback on the Issues System.

https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/nginx-ultimate-bad-bot-blocker/issues