By Daniel Golub
Can I configure a droplet to be an external firewall to another droplet?
For example, if on droplet #1 there is an over-usage (DDOS attack), than droplet #2 will handle the attack while droplet #1 will remain active.
Thanks in advance.
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Because if the website on droplet #2 is attacked, than droplet #1 will just stop the attack. <br> <br>Droplet #1 that has the firewall won’t have a public access (by IP Tables. Only droplet #2’s IP address will be able to access droplet #1). It will be used just to stop the attack, not to display anything to the user. Access will be just between those two droplets.
How would that help if Droplet #1 is attacked and is not able to serve Droplet #2’s data?
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