After purchasing your server, one of the first things you'll need to do will be to set up the firewall rules properly, to ensure the best out of our DDoS mitigation system. First off, head over to the Firewall Manager, which can be found under the "Services" tab as shown in the screenshot below
Once you've opened the firewall manager you can view several options such as your current firewall rules, ratelimiters, filters, as well as your recent attack history.
To create a new rule click on the blue button labeled "New Rule" and configuring your firewall as seen below.
Note: When whitelisting a specific IP such as your own you will need to enter it as a `/32` for (i.e. go to https://ipchicken.com/ if the IP is `12.345.67.89` enter it as `12.345.67.89/32` in the source field.
A quick explanation on how you can create the rules is as follows:
- Protocol - The Protocol you would like to whitelist (UDP, TCP, ICMP, etc).
- Source IP - Where data is coming from (0.0.0.0/0 is a mass whitelist for the internet and xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/32 is a IP specific whitelist).
- Type - Option to configure whether the rule is opening, closing, or rate limiting a specific port.
- Destination Port - The port that a packet is arriving to.
- Source Port - The port that a packet is coming from. (This is not common to set)
We apply a default DENY ALL to all of our IPs. Therefore you need to whitelist each IP you want to be able to access your server and the specific ports that you want to open. When opening ports to the public (0.0.0.0/0), it is recommended that you select a protocol and destination port.
It is also recommended that you apply the necessary filters for the best DDoS protection. If you have questions for your specific use case, please make a ticket and we will assist you.
Note: Users may have issues submitting rules when using browsers other then Chroma and Edge.
