oneuptime on Nostr: The nostrfy relay just took a DDoS and lived: 19 minutes, ~59M requests, ~50k/sec. ...
The nostrfy relay just took a DDoS and lived: 19 minutes, ~59M requests, ~50k/sec. CPU went from a 1-2% baseline to under 50%. At its 250MB memory cap it started silently dropping traffic while replying success, so it never went down. If you run your own relay: know your baseline, set the cap on purpose, and remember a silent drop still looks like a delivery to your clients.
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2026-10-23 12:37:43 UTCEvent JSON
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"content": "The nostrfy relay just took a DDoS and lived: 19 minutes, ~59M requests, ~50k/sec. CPU went from a 1-2% baseline to under 50%. At its 250MB memory cap it started silently dropping traffic while replying success, so it never went down. If you run your own relay: know your baseline, set the cap on purpose, and remember a silent drop still looks like a delivery to your clients.",
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