From 7b8965f2a02639846c5ea35661111ef3dae662b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: example Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2020 08:52:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'subfiles/cloudflare-alternatives.md' --- subfiles/cloudflare-alternatives.md | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/subfiles/cloudflare-alternatives.md b/subfiles/cloudflare-alternatives.md index c21e2fa0..288eb9fd 100644 --- a/subfiles/cloudflare-alternatives.md +++ b/subfiles/cloudflare-alternatives.md @@ -13,9 +13,16 @@ It is more aimed at technical people. We might create a guide for some self-hosting basics which don't require Cloudflare. [IPFS](https://ipfs.io/) may be worth consideration if performance is the main concern. -`Apache` is vulnerable to various low-bandwidth attacks. Use other server software such as {lighttpd](https://www.lighttpd.net/) or [nginx](https://nginx.org/). +`Apache` is vulnerable to various low-bandwidth attacks. Use other server software such as [Caddy](https://caddyserver.com/), [lighttpd](https://www.lighttpd.net/) or [nginx](https://nginx.org/). +## Best way to protect your server from DDoS +- Avoid any service that _can intercept_ HTTP traffic (like Cloudflare) +- Install WAF on your loadbalancer. + - Even simple [ModSecurity](https://www.modsecurity.org/) can save you. +- Add rate-limit to your nftable(firewall) and server software. + - Just drop the excessive connection. + ## Alternatives