implementing-ddos-mitigation-with-cloudflare - Implement DDoS Mitigation with Cloudflare
Configure Cloudflare DDoS protection with managed rulesets, rate limiting, WAF rules, Bot Management, and origin protection.
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Updated: 2026-09-30Capabilities
What this skill does
- Configure DDoS managed rulesets
- Create rate limiting rules
- Configure WAF custom rules
- Protect origin servers
- Enable Under Attack Mode
Inputs
- Target domain
- Origin server IP addresses
- Normal traffic patterns
- Cloudflare API token
- Cloudflare zone identifier
- Cloudflare account identifier
Outputs
- Cloudflare DNS records
- DDoS protection settings
- Rate limiting rules
- WAF custom rules
- Origin firewall rules
- Authenticated origin pull configuration
- Security level changes
Requirements
- Cloudflare account
- Cloudflare Pro plan for WAF
- Enterprise plan for advanced DDoS
- Domain delegated to Cloudflare nameservers
- Cloudflare API access
