diff --git a/nixos/hosts/framework-server/default.nix b/nixos/hosts/framework-server/default.nix
index b7ed9c5e..fd58a129 100644
--- a/nixos/hosts/framework-server/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/hosts/framework-server/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     ./wireguard.nix
     ./cron.nix
     ./firewall.nix
+    ./fail2ban/traefik.nix
   ];
 
   environment.systemPackages =  [
diff --git a/nixos/hosts/framework-server/fail2ban/traefik.nix b/nixos/hosts/framework-server/fail2ban/traefik.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c39b2ad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/hosts/framework-server/fail2ban/traefik.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ ... }: {
+
+  # References: 
+  # https://blog.lrvt.de/configuring-fail2ban-with-traefik/
+  # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Fail2ban#Extending_Fail2ban
+
+  services.fail2ban.jails = {
+    traefik-general-forceful-browsing = {
+      settings = {
+        enabled = true;
+        filter = "traefik-general-forceful-browsingo";
+        action = ''action-ban-docker-forceful-browsing'';
+        logpath = "/var/log/traefik/access.log";
+        backend = "auto";
+        findtime = 600;
+        bantime = 600;
+        maxretry = 5;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  environment.etc= {
+    "fail2ban/filter.d/raefik-general-forceful-browsing.conf".text = pkgs.lib.mkDefault (pkgs.lib.mkAfter ''
+      [INCLUDES]
+
+      [Definition]
+
+      # fail regex based on traefik JSON access logs with enabled user agent logging
+      failregex = ^{"ClientAddr":"<F-CLIENTADDR>.*</F-CLIENTADDR>","ClientHost":"<HOST>","ClientPort":"<F-CLIENTPORT>.*</F-CLIENTPORT>","ClientUsername":"<F-CLIENTUSERNAME>.*</F-CLIENTUSERNAME>","DownstreamContentSize":<F-DOWNSTREAMCONTENTSIZE>.*</F-DOWNSTREAMCONTENTSIZE>,"DownstreamStatus":<F-DOWNSTREAMSTATUS>.*</F-DOWNSTREAMSTATUS>,"Duration":<F-DURATION>.*</F-DURATION>,"OriginContentSize":<F-ORIGINCONTENTSIZE>.*</F-ORIGINCONTENTSIZE>,"OriginDuration":<F-ORIGINDURATION>.*</F-ORIGINDURATION>,"OriginStatus":(405|404|403|402|401),"Overhead":<F-OVERHEAD>.*</F-OVERHEAD>,"RequestAddr":"<F-REQUESTADDR>.*</F-REQUESTADDR>","RequestContentSize":<F-REQUESTCONTENTSIZE>.*</F-REQUESTCONTENTSIZE>,"RequestCount":<F-REQUESTCOUNT>.*</F-REQUESTCOUNT>,"RequestHost":"<F-CONTAINER>.*</F-CONTAINER>","RequestMethod":"<F-REQUESTMETHOD>.*</F-REQUESTMETHOD>","RequestPath":"<F-REQUESTPATH>.*</F-REQUESTPATH>","RequestPort":"<F-REQUESTPORT>.*</F-REQUESTPORT>","RequestProtocol":"<F-REQUESTPROTOCOL>.*</F-REQUESTPROTOCOL>","RequestScheme":"<F-REQUESTSCHEME>.*</F-REQUESTSCHEME>","RetryAttempts":<F-RETRYATTEMPTS>.*</F-RETRYATTEMPTS>,.*"StartLocal":"<F-STARTLOCAL>.*</F-STARTLOCAL>","StartUTC":"<F-STARTUTC>.*</F-STARTUTC>","TLSCipher":"<F-TLSCIPHER>.*</F-TLSCIPHER>","TLSVersion":"<F-TLSVERSION>.*</F-TLSVERSION>","entryPointName":"<F-ENTRYPOINTNAME>.*</F-ENTRYPOINTNAME>","level":"<F-LEVEL>.*</F-LEVEL>","msg":"<F-MSG>.*</F-MSG>",("request_User-Agent":"<F-USERAGENT>.*</F-USERAGENT>",){0,1}?"time":"<F-TIME>.*</F-TIME>"}$
+
+      # custom date pattern for traefik JSON access logs
+      # based on https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues/2558#issuecomment-546738270
+      datepattern = "StartLocal"\s*:\s*"%%Y-%%m-%%d[T]%%H:%%M:%%S\.%%f\d*(%%z)?",
+
+      # ignore common errors like missing media files or JS/CSS/TXT/ICO stuff
+      ignoreregex = ^{"ClientAddr":"<F-CLIENTADDR>.*</F-CLIENTADDR>","ClientHost":"<HOST>","ClientPort":"<F-CLIENTPORT>.*</F-CLIENTPORT>","ClientUsername":"<F-CLIENTUSERNAME>.*</F-CLIENTUSERNAME>","DownstreamContentSize":<F-DOWNSTREAMCONTENTSIZE>.*</F-DOWNSTREAMCONTENTSIZE>,"DownstreamStatus":<F-DOWNSTREAMSTATUS>.*</F-DOWNSTREAMSTATUS>,"Duration":<F-DURATION>.*</F-DURATION>,"OriginContentSize":<F-ORIGINCONTENTSIZE>.*</F-ORIGINCONTENTSIZE>,"OriginDuration":<F-ORIGINDURATION>.*</F-ORIGINDURATION>,"OriginStatus":(405|404|403|402|401),"Overhead":<F-OVERHEAD>.*</F-OVERHEAD>,"RequestAddr":"<F-REQUESTADDR>.*</F-REQUESTADDR>","RequestContentSize":<F-REQUESTCONTENTSIZE>.*</F-REQUESTCONTENTSIZE>,"RequestCount":<F-REQUESTCOUNT>.*</F-REQUESTCOUNT>,"RequestHost":"<F-REQUESTHOST>.*</F-REQUESTHOST>","RequestMethod":"<F-REQUESTMETHOD>.*</F-REQUESTMETHOD>","RequestPath":"<F-REQUESTPATH>.*(\.png|\.txt|\.jpg|\.ico|\.js|\.css|\.ttf|\.woff|\.woff2)(/)*?</F-REQUESTPATH>","RequestPort":"<F-REQUESTPORT>.*</F-REQUESTPORT>","RequestProtocol":"<F-REQUESTPROTOCOL>.*</F-REQUESTPROTOCOL>","RequestScheme":"<F-REQUESTSCHEME>.*</F-REQUESTSCHEME>","RetryAttempts":<F-RETRYATTEMPTS>.*</F-RETRYATTEMPTS>,.*"StartLocal":"<F-STARTLOCAL>.*</F-STARTLOCAL>","StartUTC":"<F-STARTUTC>.*</F-STARTUTC>","TLSCipher":"<F-TLSCIPHER>.*</F-TLSCIPHER>","TLSVersion":"<F-TLSVERSION>.*</F-TLSVERSION>","entryPointName":"<F-ENTRYPOINTNAME>.*</F-ENTRYPOINTNAME>","level":"<F-LEVEL>.*</F-LEVEL>","msg":"<F-MSG>.*</F-MSG>",("request_User-Agent":"<F-USERAGENT>.*</F-USERAGENT>",){0,1}?"time":"<F-TIME>.*</F-TIME>"}$
+    '');
+  };
+}