diff --git a/misc/fail2ban.rules b/misc/fail2ban.rules
index c1d5115fd..d2b4b3915 100644
--- a/misc/fail2ban.rules
+++ b/misc/fail2ban.rules
@@ -1,2 +1,63 @@
-failregex = ^\s*web_php\[\d+\]\.ERR \[<HOST>\].*includes/auth.php
-datepattern = ^%%m/%%d/%%y %%H:%%M:%%S(?:\.%%f)
+####### Update / Add the below to the /fail2ban/jail.local ########
+
+#[zoneminder]
+## Commented out as outdated version
+## Zoneminder <1.35 HTTP/HTTPS web interface auth
+## Logs auth failures to apache2 error log
+#enabled = false
+#port    = http,https
+#logpath = %(apache_error_log)s
+
+[zoneminder]
+# Zoneminder >1.35 HTTP/HTTPS web interface auth
+# Logs auth failures to Zoneminder web_php.log and apache error log
+# See notes in filter.d/zoneminder.conf
+enabled = false
+port	= http,https
+logpath = /var/log/zm/web_php.log
+
+
+
+######## Update / Add the below to the /fail2ban/filter.d/zoneminder.conf #########
+# Fail2Ban filter for Zoneminder login failures
+
+#Use the following command for testing - Ubuntu
+#sudo fail2ban-regex -v /var/log/zm/web_php.log /etc/fail2ban/filter.d/zoneminder.conf
+
+# Example pattern ZM < 1.34
+#pattern=[Wed Apr 27 23:12:07.736196 2016] [:error] [pid 2460] [client 10.1.1.1:47296] WAR [Login denied for user "test"], referer: https://zoneminderurl/index.php
+
+# Example pattern ZM > 1.34 = Default pattern with no additional settings with in ZM Options Tab
+#pattern=7/17/22, 3:01:06 PM GMT+1.104844 web_php[281296].ERR [192.168.0.3] [Could not retrieve user test details] at /usr/share/zoneminder/www/includes/auth.php line 312
+
+# Example pattern ZM > 1.34 with ZM Options Tab setting DATETIME_FORMAT_PATTERN = yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss
+#pattern=2022/08/18 18:26:02.873802 web_php[918957].ERR [192.168.0.181] [Could not retrieve user test details] at /usr/share/zoneminder/www/includes/auth.php line 312
+
+
+[INCLUDES]
+before = apache-common.conf
+
+[Definition]
+
+# Option:  failregex
+
+#Uncomment the below regex for use with ZM < 1.34
+#failregex = ^%(_apache_error_client)s WAR \[Login denied for user "[^"]*"\]
+
+#Uncomment the below regex for use with ZM > 1.34
+failregex = ^\s*web_php\[\d+\]\.ERR \[<HOST>\] \[(?:Could not retrieve user|Login denied for user) \S+
+
+#Dateformate patterns :
+
+#NOTE: ZM Version > 1.34 to use the Fail2Ban standard inbuilt datepattern regex set the DATETIME_FORMAT_PATTERN to yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss within Zoneminder Options Tab
+
+#Experimental alternative dateformate patterns are
+#datepattern = ^%%m/%%d/%%y %%H:%%M:%%S(?:\.%%f)
+
+ignoreregex =
+
+# Notes:
+# Set the DATETIME_FORMAT_PATTERN to yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss within Zoneminder Options Tab
+#
+# Author: Clipo
+#