DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks are one of the biggest threats to game servers. Even small servers can be targeted by frustrated players or competitors.
How DDoS Attacks Work
Attackers flood your server with millions of packets per second from thousands of sources. Your server cannot process legitimate player connections and goes offline.
Types of Attacks
- Volumetric: Overwhelm bandwidth (UDP flood, DNS amplification)
- Protocol: Exploit protocol weaknesses (SYN flood, Ping of Death)
- Application layer: Target specific game services
How HostValues Protects You
HostValues includes DDoS protection on all game servers: Cloudflare Magic Transit in the US and on our premium nodes in the Netherlands, OVH Anti-DDoS at our OVH locations. This gives you:
- Automatic attack detection and filtering
- Protection on Layer 3, 4 and 7
- No latency increase during normal operation
- Handles multi-Tbps volumetric attacks
Is Free DDoS Protection Enough?
Many cheap hosts offer basic protection that only handles small attacks. At HostValues, enterprise DDoS protection is included with every plan at no extra cost.
