How to Enable DDoS Protection on a Vultr Cloud Compute Instance

Updated on September 25, 2024

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection enables traffic monitoring and prevents potential DDoS attacks from overwhelming an instance. DDoS protection actives a set of tools that block network flooding attempts targeting an instance.

Follow this guide to enable DDoS protection on a Vultr Cloud Compute instance using the Vultr Customer Portal.

  • Vultr Customer Portal
  1. Navigate to Products and click Compute.

    Vultr Customer Portal

  2. Click your target instance to open its management page.

    View active instance subscriptions

  3. Navigate to the DDoS tab.

    Access the DDoS Tab

  4. Click Enable DDoS Protection.

    Enable DDoS Protection

  5. Click Enable DDoS Protection in the confirmation prompt to enable DDoS protection on your instance.

    Confirm DDoS Protection