Title: For owners of small websites running on DigitalOcean, GCP or AWS, how do you handle DDoS and DoS attacks?<p>For context, while exploring the load testing tool Siege running on a VPS, I was able to bring down multiple sites running on shared hosting, and some running on small VPS by setting a high enough concurrent number of users. This is not a DDoS, but it goes to show how easy it is to cause damage. Note: I only brought down sites that I own, or those of friends with their permission.<p>What tools are useful in fighting DDoS attacks and script kiddies? Mention free and paid options.<p>What are the options to limit damage in case of an attack? How do you limit bandwidth usage charges?<p>There was a previous discussion on this topic 6 years ago https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=1986728
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