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.

  • ellesper@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Well, no. Unlike the blockchain, decentralized platforms aren’t snake oil.

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      1 year ago

      This explains nothing. It’s literally saying “one thing is bad, the other thing isn’t”. Try to explain why instead, if you do happen to have an explanation.

      • MaxVerstappen@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        One of the things that makes Lemmy unique is the underlying decentralized infrastructure. I think it’s just a request to keep that mantra.