Infrastructure Notes

How to Handle a SYN Attack on a Hosting Server Without Taking Down the Customer Website

By Nikhil Bhangale··1 min read

When a SYN flood hits one customer IP, null routing stops the attack but also takes the site offline. Here’s a practical hosting workflow: confirm the attack, protect first, migrate when needed, and only blackhole as a last resort.

How to Handle a SYN Attack on a Hosting Server Without Taking Down the Customer Website

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#syn-flood#ddos#linux#nginx#cloudflare#incident-response#hosting
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