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Lemmy.world update: Downtime today / Cloudflare (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by ruud@lemmy.world to c/lemmyworld@lemmy.world
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Today, like the past few days, we have had some downtime. Apparently some script kids are enjoying themselves by targeting our server (and others). Sorry for the inconvenience.

Most of these 'attacks' are targeted at the database, but some are more ddos-like and can be mitigated by using a CDN. Some other Lemmy servers are using Cloudflare, so we know that works. Therefore we have chosen Cloudflare as CDN / DDOS protection platform for now. We will look into other options, but we needed something to be implemented asap.

For the other attacks, we are using them to investigate and implement measures like rate limiting etc.

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[–] Maiznieks@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, its doable, but if we return to OP issue, is it available and usable now? If there's a service provider I'd trust to do this, it's CF, they have a good, solid product and they have not given a reason to doubt their business ethics yet.

[–] PropaGandalf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Did I ever say something else? People act as if i had condemned anyone or forced them to choose an alternative. No, for now cloudflare is a solid option but I think that we should consider more open alternatives.

[–] galloog1@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Develop, yes. Consider right now, absolutely not. Words matter.

[–] PropaGandalf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah fair point. Thats ehat I meant. Consider for the future. Or just keep in mind.

[–] PropaGandalf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah fair point. Thats ehat I meant. Consider for the future. Or just keep in mind.

[–] OnWednesdaysWeWearPink@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Consider a different lemmy instance because you’re an idiot