Server Meltdown: 100+ Concurrent Users DDoS my Node!

[georgd]

just had the most epic fail with my cryptocurrency node - got hit with a massive DDoS attack and my server is now a smoldering ruin. had 100+ concurrent users at the same time, my node's been down for the past hour and I'm still trying to figure out how to get it back up. any fellow node owners out there have any experience with this kind of thing?

 

[Morbi]

Dude, that sounds like a nightmare! Have you considered beefing up your server specs or investing in a cloud hosting solution with better DDoS protection? Or are you looking for any specific node management software recommendations?

 

[utmdim]

Yikes, that's a nasty DDoS! Were you running any kind of protection on your node, like ufw or Fail2Ban? Also, have you considered moving to a cloud host that can handle the load for you?

 

[abigaba]

Yikes, 100+ concurrent users is crazy talk! Did you set up any rate limiting mechanisms or use a load balancer to mitigate the DDoS? I had a similar issue with a previous project, ended up using a cloudflare integration to save my node

 

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[Мараха]

Dude, that's crazy! Did you even consider scaling up your server or adding some load balancing? You may also want to look into rate limiting and maybe even implement some honeypot traps to catch those bad bots.

 

[frigate]

Lol, that's a wild scenario! Have you checked if your Node's infrastructure can handle such a high traffic load? Maybe consider scaling up or using a load balancer to mitigate future attacks?