Tackle DDOS attacks with Redis Rate Limiting

In this tutorial, we'll explore how to effectively defend against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks using Redis Rate Limiting with Upstash Redis. By the end, you'll have a powerful mechanism to protect your application from excessive traffic, and ensure its availability.

Install Upstash Rate Limiting SDK

First, let's start by installing the necessary packages for Upstash Rate Limiting.

npm install @upstash/ratelimit @upstash/redis

Configure Environment Variables

Create a Redis database using Upstash Console or Upstash CLI. Select the …

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