diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 6a8fac7..512658a 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ in
   imports = [
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
     ./firewall.nix
+    ./fail2ban.nix
     ./borgbackup.nix
 
     ./ftp.nix
diff --git a/fail2ban.nix b/fail2ban.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed5abcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fail2ban.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  services.fail2ban = {
+    enable = true;
+    maxretry = 25;
+  };
+}