I've noticed a significant increase in my website bills lately, and I'm starting to suspect it's due to bots visiting my site. I have some measures in place, but they seem to get around them. I'm worried this issue is only going to escalate. What tools or strategies do you recommend for identifying and managing bot traffic effectively?
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You're getting visitors? That's impressive! 😄
If you're facing these issues, something's definitely not right in your setup!
Have you considered using Cloudflare? It can be really effective at blocking spam and malicious bots, plus it has various filtering options available.
I've heard about that, but I've seen some scalping scripts that claim they can bypass Cloudflare and similar services.
I deploy my sites on Vercel and use Cloudflare as a proxy. I find that their basic bot filtering on Vercel, combined with Cloudflare's advanced protection, covers about 99% of my needs. If you're seeing bot traffic that’s messing with your bills, maybe consider adding Cloudflare Turnstile for extra security. And if all else fails, Cloudflare has several affordable options that might suit your needs depending on your traffic levels.
If your site consists of mostly static pages, using a CDN might just simplify things. You might not need to stress too much about bot traffic if you set it up right.
Haha, right? Seems like a lot of us are just managing ghosts!