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title: Getting Started with Cloud Firewalls
description: Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.
product: Networking
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/firewalls/getting-started/
last_updated: "2026-07-13"
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# Getting Started with Cloud Firewalls

DigitalOcean Cloud Firewalls are a network-based, stateful firewall service for Droplets provided at no additional cost. Cloud firewalls block all traffic that isn’t expressly permitted by a rule.

[Firewalls Quickstart](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/firewalls/getting-started/quickstart/index.html.md): The essentials to create a cloud firewall, add rules, and apply it to Droplets.