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.

  • woelkchen@lemmy.world
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    I think the biggest problem with such services is that they require lots of money to run which means that any well-meaning effort will eventually end up becoming a commercial service.

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      …and that’s where the blockchain comes in. This means that the individual contributions of the node operators can be directly recorded and compensated adequately.

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          1 year ago

          Tell me a good argument why not? How would you reward those people that contribute to said netowork?

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            1 year ago

            Tell me a good argument why not?

            The downsides of blockchain / cryptocurrency are well documented at this point.

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              Yeah sure like with centralized solutions and big corpos too. What kind of argument is that?

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                Yeah sure like with centralized solutions and big corpos too.

                The alternative to big corporations is not blockchain.

                What kind of argument is that?

                A better than “…and that’s where the blockchain comes in.”

                I’m not discussing with a crypto bro about the already well documented downsides. Use a web search engine of your choice to look them up yourself.

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                  So you’re just an ignorant guy who only ever looks at his side of the argument. I’m not saying it’s the cure-all. Blockchain has many problems but much more potential. It’s not the technology’s fault that it’s being exploited for money-making and scams.