# How to install and activate crowdsec in pangolin **URL:** \ **Category:** Guides & Tutorials\ **Tags:** crowdsec, pangolin\ **Created:** [August 6, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.hhf.technology/t/how-to-install-and-activate-crowdsec-in-pangolin/3437 "2025-08-06T09:58:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Peter\_Klein](https://forum.hhf.technology/user_avatar/forum.hhf.technology/peter_klein/32/2133_2.png) [@Peter\_Klein](https://forum.hhf.technology/u/Peter_Klein)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.hhf.technology/t/how-to-install-and-activate-crowdsec-in-pangolin/3437/22 "2026-02-04T15:13:17Z")
The guide you sent was about how to setup crowdsec without docker, on a VPS, to work with Pangolin. So i don´t have a compose for crowdsec. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Klein](https://forum.hhf.technology/user_avatar/forum.hhf.technology/peter_klein/32/2133_2.png) [@Peter\_Klein](https://forum.hhf.technology/u/Peter_Klein)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.hhf.technology/t/how-to-install-and-activate-crowdsec-in-pangolin/3437/23 "2026-02-06T10:50:50Z")
> You should not use docker crowdsec if you install this on VPS. > > ### **Guide for Debian and Ubuntu Systems** > > This document provides instructions for installing and configuring CrowdSec on Debian and Ubuntu. > > ### **1. Install CrowdSec** > > The installation process begins with adding the official CrowdSec repository and then installing the package using the `apt` package manager. > > 1. Execute the installer script to add the CrowdSec repository to your system’s sources. > > ```auto > curl -s https://install.crowdsec.net | sudo bash > > ``` > > 1. Install the CrowdSec agent. > > ```auto > sudo apt update > sudo apt install crowdsec -y > ... > > ``` I mean, would you still recommend to install crowdsec that way on a VPS, or would you just install it via docker? Because that way, gives me the error I described. ---
**Author:** ![cmj01](https://forum.hhf.technology/user_avatar/forum.hhf.technology/cmj01/32/4979_2.png) [@cmj01](https://forum.hhf.technology/u/cmj01)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.hhf.technology/t/how-to-install-and-activate-crowdsec-in-pangolin/3437/24 "2026-05-18T15:41:50Z")
this is a great guide. I am nearly through it but a bit stuck on step 3.3 you mention /etc/crowdsec/acquis.yaml but I don’t have that file.֫ Do I need to create it? Or has it been replaced with /etc/crowdsec/config.yaml? If the latter, can you give a bit more context about where those entries should go? right at the end? or do they need to go into a specific section? Many thanks! Mike ---
**Author:** ![cmj01](https://forum.hhf.technology/user_avatar/forum.hhf.technology/cmj01/32/4979_2.png) [@cmj01](https://forum.hhf.technology/u/cmj01)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.hhf.technology/t/how-to-install-and-activate-crowdsec-in-pangolin/3437/25 "2026-05-20T16:43:45Z")
Have been following this, very useful so thanks. Curious about why you suggest running crowdsec natively on a VPS is the way to go, rather than Docker? Just making troubleshooting a bit harder as most of the guides are based on Docker. There also seems to be a step missing about how to turn on traefik access logs so that crowdsec has something to read. I’m just trying to get that working now. And for anyone else looking for `/etc/crowdsec/acquis.yaml` , they seem to have moved to a directory approach, where you can store multiple different sources e.g. ```auto mike@bla-1:/etc/crowdsec/acquis.d$ ls -al total 24 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 20 17:32 . drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4096 May 19 20:29 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 132 May 19 20:29 appsec.yaml -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 112 May 20 17:31 pangolin.yaml -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 387 May 19 20:20 setup.linux.yaml -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 365 May 19 20:20 setup.sshd.yaml mike@bla-1:/etc/crowdsec/acquis.d$ ``` My current issue is that my pangolin-traefik bouncer doesn’t seem to be pulling anything… ```auto ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Name IP Address Valid Last API pull Type Version Auth Type ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── cs-firewall-bouncer-1779218773 ✔️ api-key cs-firewall-bouncer 127.0.0.1 ✔️ 2026-05-20T16:41:17Z crowdsec-firewall-bouncer v0.0.34-debian-pragmatic-amd64-4144555453620958398aee64253dfd90bbc1f698 api-key pangolin-traefik ✔️ api-key ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ``` Any ideas what to check? Thanks, Mike ---
**Author:** ![hhf.technoloy](https://forum.hhf.technology/user_avatar/forum.hhf.technology/hhf.technoloy/32/68_2.png) [@hhf.technoloy](https://forum.hhf.technology/u/hhf.technoloy)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.hhf.technology/t/how-to-install-and-activate-crowdsec-in-pangolin/3437/26 "2026-05-29T17:05:03Z")
@cmj01 you will have your files under ![image](https://forum-cdn.hhf.technology/original/2X/3/35b711f4c7b58fa19c99374aa0a29363863d7441.png) ---
**Author:** ![cmj01](https://forum.hhf.technology/user_avatar/forum.hhf.technology/cmj01/32/4979_2.png) [@cmj01](https://forum.hhf.technology/u/cmj01)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.hhf.technology/t/how-to-install-and-activate-crowdsec-in-pangolin/3437/27 "2026-06-10T09:46:38Z")
Ah that’s great, thanks! [Previous page](https://forum.hhf.technology/t/how-to-install-and-activate-crowdsec-in-pangolin/3437.md?page=1)