mod_ratelimit

[CrazyBebop]

So, I've installed mod_ratelimit, where exactly do I put the variables? I've attempted the .htaccess but get a 503 error, I've tried Google searching this but had no results..I feel so dumb right now lol.

such as ->
<IfModule mod_ratelimit.c>
<Location /download>
SetOutputFilter RATE_LIMIT
SetEnv rate-limit 500
</Location>
</IfModule>

Also, is the location going to be the home dir location example /home/cpaneluser/public_html/

Thank you.

 

[cPRex]

Hey there! Don't feel bad - I frequently feel dumb as there is just too much information for any single person to know.

Can you try the details mentioned in the thread here to see if that helps? Configuring ratelimit module question

 

[WorkinOnIt]

Hello @cPRex

Is there some information the explains exactly how mod_ratelimit works? Does it prevent a user hogging resources? And does the link you provided previously still apply: Configuring ratelimit module question

I would like to limit the amount of multiple connections a user can make (e.g. a bot that comes along and opens 30 tabs of a website simultaneously, potentially crashing the server...) I am using Apache, Mod_sec and CSF

 

[cPRex]

I don't see anything in that older post that wouldn't work well today, since that is all references EA4 paths that are still in use. It *can* prevent a single user hogging resources, but it only tracks bandwidth, not CPU usage or the number of connections to the site. So no, your example with the bots would not be possible with this module. Here's more details about how that can be configured:

mod_ratelimit - Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4

It *really* sounds like what you want is CloudLinux.

 

[ResellerWiz]

I don't see anything in that older post that wouldn't work well today, since that is all references EA4 paths that are still in use. It *can* prevent a single user hogging resources, but it only tracks bandwidth, not CPU usage or the number of connections to the site. So no, your example with the bots would not be possible with this module. Here's more details about how that can be configured:

mod_ratelimit - Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4

It *really* sounds like what you want is CloudLinux.

I think LiteSpeed would probably be a better solution in this case.

Enabling per client throttling and captcha in LiteSpeed should definitely help.