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Originally Posted by stanleychief
Any thought about running the server behind CloudFlare or similar? It would block DDoS attacks and throttle bot IPs if they happen again. It would also let you serve static assets from CDN, reducing the load on the server. The Pro plan starts at $240/yr. and you get a WAF to go with that.
I'm sure people here would chip in for that. It won't solve those database issues, but would likely have stopped the bot from today.
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I mean, sure. It'd kind of be like putting a band aid on a wound from getting stabbed with a sword, but it would help.
(But the actual answer is the usual, "not my decision.")