--- title: "DDoS protection: 8 guides | StreetHosting" description: "Mitigating volumetric and layer 7 attacks on game servers. Browse the 8 StreetHosting guides on this subject." url: "https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/ddos-protection" type: "page" language: "en-US" --- # DDoS protection Mitigating volumetric and layer 7 attacks on game servers. 8 guides across 2 categories Search guides / All8 VPS1 Infrastructure7 Filters and sorting 8 guides [Infrastructure Intermediate Anti-DDoS for game servers in Brazil: how edge protection works A DDoS attack on a game server can combine high volume, streams of tiny packets and fake connections to wear the network down. Effective mitigation starts before traffic reaches the server, with edge filtering, traffic analysis and an operation that is ready for real incidents. For anyone hosting communities in Brazil, the right choice cuts downtime during peak hours. 5 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/infrastructure/anti-ddos-game-server-brazil) [Infrastructure Intermediate Layer 3 vs layer 4 vs layer 7 DDoS: what's the difference? A layer 3 DDoS fills the pipe, a layer 4 DDoS fills up connection tables, and a layer 7 DDoS makes the application work until it falls over. See what each one exhausts and at which point in the infrastructure each defense works. 9 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/infrastructure/layer-3-vs-layer-4-vs-layer-7-ddos) [Infrastructure Intermediate How to detect a DDoS attack on your server: Linux diagnosis General lag, players dropping and a sluggish SSH session can be a DDoS or just an overloaded server. Here are the symptoms, the commands that confirm the attack and what to send to support without wasting time. 9 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/infrastructure/detect-ddos-attack-on-server) [VPS Intermediate Cloudflare Tunnel on a VPS: publish apps without opening ports With Cloudflare Tunnel, the VPS opens an outbound connection to Cloudflare and visitors come in through it, with no port 80 or 443 open and no IP in DNS. Here is the install, the two ways to create the tunnel, and what it does not solve. 8 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/vps/cloudflare-tunnel-vps) [Infrastructure Advanced Layer 7 DDoS: what an application layer attack is and how to mitigate it A volumetric DDoS clogs your bandwidth. A layer 7 attack is subtler: it mimics real users to exhaust the server's CPU and queue with little traffic. Here is why it fools filters and how to mitigate it. 3 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/infrastructure/layer-7-ddos-attack) [Infrastructure Intermediate DDoS vs stress test: what's the difference and what's legal Both generate load, but intent and authorization separate them completely. Stress testing your own systems with permission is engineering. DDoS against others is a crime. Here is where the line sits. 3 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/infrastructure/ddos-vs-stress-test) [Infrastructure Intermediate Cloudflare for game server protection: what works Cloudflare helps your website and DNS, but it does not replace the host's UDP protection. This guide spares your gaming community a false sense of security. 2 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/infrastructure/cloudflare-game-server-protection) [Infrastructure Beginner What is a DDoS attack on a game server? Explained DDoS is not ordinary lag, and it is not a crash caused by a badly written plugin. It is a coordinated campaign to flood the network or the CPU until nobody can connect. This guide explains the attack in plain language and what your community should expect from real mitigation. 6 min Read guide](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/infrastructure/what-is-a-ddos-attack-game-server) ## Other topics [See all 25 topics](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics) [Linux administration67](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/linux) [Hardware and datacenter62](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/hardware) [Network, DNS and domains44](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/networking) [Costs, plans and billing42](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/costs) [Deploying and running apps38](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/deploy) [Minecraft plugins38](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/plugins) [Community and game modes36](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/community) [Security and hardening32](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/security) [Getting started30](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/getting-started) [Latency and ping28](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/latency) [Monitoring and alerts26](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/monitoring) [Other games26](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/other-games) [Performance and optimization22](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/performance) [Automation and webhooks20](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics/automation) [← All topics](https://streethosting.com.br/en/guides/topics)