Does built in DDoS protection really make a difference?
- Thread starter nullboob
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Galilei
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- Jun 25, 2025
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From my experience the protection most VPS give only stops the big traffic floodsand for that it works ok, but it does nothing for the http attacks that look like real users, and thats what usually takes a site down, also many cheap hosts just null route your ip when the attack is too big.
you still need Cloudflare in front for the http part, it helps but alone its not enough, depends what attack you get.
you still need Cloudflare in front for the http part, it helps but alone its not enough, depends what attack you get.
theonlinemoola
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- Oct 18, 2020
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It does help, but not when there is a heavy attack.
Sarasaadsq
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- Feb 9, 2021
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It did help me avoid downtime during traffic surges.
DevArchitect
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- Jul 29, 2026
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Yes, it makes a massive difference, but it highly depends on the type of protection. Built-in host protection usually only handles Layer 3/4 volumetric attacks (like basic UDP floods). It's good to have, but it won't save you from everything.
If an attacker targets your application layer (Layer 7) with a botnet making heavy database requests, your server will still crash because the host's firewall thinks it's legitimate traffic. For serious projects, you should always combine built-in host protection with a solid reverse proxy like Cloudflare or AWS Shield. Never rely purely on the hosting provider.
If an attacker targets your application layer (Layer 7) with a botnet making heavy database requests, your server will still crash because the host's firewall thinks it's legitimate traffic. For serious projects, you should always combine built-in host protection with a solid reverse proxy like Cloudflare or AWS Shield. Never rely purely on the hosting provider.
