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Re:Show HN: A CLI tool I made to self-host any app with two ... by nine_k on Thursday September 19, 2024 @04:58PM (#41596327)
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.

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Re:Show HN: A CLI tool I made to self-host any app with two ... by newaccount74 on Friday September 20, 2024 @02:13AM (#41599282)
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)

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Re:Show HN: A CLI tool I made to self-host any app with two ... by BigJ1211 on Friday September 20, 2024 @07:25AM (#41600888)
The problem with that mindset is that by the time you do get hit, it'll be too late to act and remedy the issue easily.

Even though I agree with you in spirit. The chances that you will need it are slim.

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