How To Protect A CMS From DDoS Attacks
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TL;DR
Protect your CMS from DDoS attacks by using a CDN with built-in DDoS mitigation (Cloudflare, AWS CloudFront, Fastly), implementing rate limiting on your CMS API and login endpoints, using a web application firewall (WAF) to filter malicious traffic, configuring auto-scaling if self-hosted, and having a DDoS response plan. For headless CMS architectures, the static frontend is inherently DDoS-resistant since it's served from CDN edge nodes, while the CMS API should be protected behind rate limits and authentication.
Key Takeaways
- Use a CDN with DDoS mitigation (Cloudflare, AWS Shield, Fastly)
- Implement rate limiting on API endpoints and login pages
- Deploy a WAF to filter malicious traffic patterns
- Headless architecture with static frontends is inherently more DDoS-resistant