# Feedback or suggestion on: Running Netdata behind Nginx

**URL:** <https://community.netdata.cloud/t/feedback-or-suggestion-on-running-netdata-behind-nginx/2326>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** agent\
**Created:** [December 23, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/feedback-or-suggestion-on-running-netdata-behind-nginx/2326 "2021-12-23T14:44:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Gerry\_Pedraza](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/gerry_pedraza/32/1404_2.png) [@Gerry\_Pedraza](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Gerry_Pedraza)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/feedback-or-suggestion-on-running-netdata-behind-nginx/2326/1 "2021-12-23T14:44:19Z")

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Is it necessary to open that port in the firewall? If so what are the steps?

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**Author:** ![Tasos\_Katsoulas](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/tasos_katsoulas/32/1344_2.png) [@Tasos\_Katsoulas](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Tasos_Katsoulas)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/feedback-or-suggestion-on-running-netdata-behind-nginx/2326/2 "2021-12-27T12:36:27Z")

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Hello @Gerry_Pedraza, and welcome in our community.

I am assuming that you are referring to the [Running Netdata behind Nginx](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/running-behind-nginx/) guide. This is a guide on how to access the Netdata dashboard though an NGINX, how the user would like to configure access to this webserver is becoming a little bit out of scope for this guide.

But yes, you should adjust your firewall to allow requests on port 80 (or 443 for TLS) from any source (host) you want this dashboard to be accessed from. I am not sure what firewall you are using but here are some instructions on how to allow http access on the Netdata dashboard from any source for `iptables` and `ufw`.

_ **iptables** _

1. 

```auto
root@netdata # iptables -I INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT

```

2. 

```auto
root@netdata # service iptables save

```

_ **ufw** _

1. 

```auto
root@netdata # ufw allow http

```

Thank you for reaching out, have a nice day.