undefined | Better HN

0 pointsmightymoud1y ago0 comments

It's a tunnel. So VPS can only be reached through cloudflare. It's not only for https, but more for security and lockdown

0 comments

excellent and if cloudflare thinks your IP is iranian its going to get a really secure lockdown.

More seriously, it also helps when you're a target of a DDoS.

It's always a balancing act between outsourcing your heavy lifting, and having to trust that party and depend on them.

I've been running my business on VPS from Linode and Hetzner for the last 13 years and have never had an issue with DoS.

I think the benefits of Cloudflares DoS protection are vastly oversold and absolutely unnecessary for 99% of businesses.

(I think the false positives where some users randomly get captchas are actually bad for business)

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

excellent and if cloudflare thinks your IP is iranian its going to get a really secure lockdown.

More seriously, it also helps when you're a target of a DDoS.

It's always a balancing act between outsourcing your heavy lifting, and having to trust that party and depend on them.

I've been running my business on VPS from Linode and Hetzner for the last 13 years and have never had an issue with DoS.

I think the benefits of Cloudflares DoS protection are vastly oversold and absolutely unnecessary for 99% of businesses.

(I think the false positives where some users randomly get captchas are actually bad for business)

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse