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Does Digital Ocean comes with Anti-DDOS protection?

Hi

Does DigitalOcean offer any Anti-DDOS protection? I am super happy with DigitalOcean server’s performance, service and support. I am considering to get proper 8 core droplet but I am worried about DDOS attacks. I am going to host game servers (obviously Cloudflare won’t do job for me) and there is lot of idiots who do DDOS in game world.

I would go for 8 core droplet but if there is a chance I can get ddosed its kinda pointless, I am also considering OVH’s dedicated servers who offer Anti-DDOS protection with 256 fallback IP’s

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Bobby Iliev
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November 1, 2023
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Hello there,

Quick update here. I’m excited to share that DigitalOcean has introduced a new feature in response to the valuable feedback we’ve received from users like you: DigitalOcean DDoS Protection:

https://www.digitalocean.com/products/ddos-protection

Here are some key points about this new offering:

  1. Cost: DigitalOcean DDoS Protection is available at no additional cost. That’s right, it’s a free service for all users!

  2. Coverage: The protection extends to a range of DigitalOcean resources including:

    • Droplets
    • Kubernetes
    • Managed Databases
    • Load Balancers
    • Reserved IPs
  3. Protection Layers: This service provides protection primarily at the Network (layer 3) and Transport (layer 4) layers of the OSI model. Please note that Application layer (layer 7) DDoS Protection is currently not supported.

  4. Latency Concerns: One of the standout features of this service is that mitigation takes place entirely within the DigitalOcean network. This means that data traffic doesn’t leave our network for mitigation, ensuring that your applications experience no additional latency.

  5. Overall Benefit: DigitalOcean DDoS Protection is an always-on service designed to defend your DigitalOcean cloud resources against a range of generalized, network-layer DDoS attacks. This ensures that your apps and websites run smoothly, without the threat of potential disruptions from such attacks.

Best,

Bobby

Hello and welcome to Digitalocean.

Sorry to say it, but Digitalocean has no direct DDoS Protection.

“Until our system has detected the flood has stopped, the traffic will be routed to a null location to keep the network stable.”

Or in other words, they block Traffic to your Droplet (3h).

EDIT:

Here are some nice links :

https://www.iplocation.net/apf-bfd-ddos-rootkit

https://www.liquidcomm.net/news/tech_tips/linux_os/how-to-manage-a-ddos-or-dos-attempt-directed-at-your-linux-server.html

PS: If it works click the heart to show me some love (I hope you will never have an DDoS attack).

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