The DNS for a minecraft server not working on CloudFlare.
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Cloudflare isn’t designed for Minecraft servers as it’s a HTTP proxy, not a TCP/UDP.
Cloudflare won't really protect your server from a flood or attack. Also, a simple DNS lookup will show the real IP of your server, so it's really pointless to add it. It's only somewhat effective, it will prevent noobs from attacking, but more experienced people will already have your server IP address. The best (cheapest?) way to prevent an attack is get a server that includes DoS protection.
Cloudflare won't protect your (minecraft) server from shit, if your registrar doesn't offer free DNS, then you can use Cloudflare. It won't protect anyone from attacking at all, I don't know why you think that's the case. Furthermore, there is no such thing as DoS protection, it's "DDoS". Sorry to be pedantic, but a denial of service attack from a single server can be blocked by software.
That's literally what I just said, Cloudflare isn't going to protect your server, but it can hide your IP - learn to read kid. Literally, if you've been on the internet for more than 2 years, you'd know people associate DoS and DDoS as the same thing, as they basically are. The only difference is that DoS uses one machine/internet connection, where as DDoS uses multiple.
Cloudflare can't hide your IP, before you go around insulting someone - "learn to read kid", really? - do your research. In a TCP/UDP connection not facilitating HTTP, Cloudflare's proxy does not intercept and it simply acts as a DNS server.
DoS does not need protection, that's why I'm being pedantic. That "only" difference is literally what makes DDoS attacks such a problem and DoS not.
Okay, here's a challenge since you say Cloudflare does not hide your IP to a noob.
Go into Command Prompt with your website when Cloudflare isn't on it, and ping it.
Enable Cloudflare (change DNS)
Go into Command Prompt with your website when Cloudflare is on, and ping it.
Are the IP's the same? No.
Okay, DoS your home network and tell me if you go offline and tell me if you go offline. Both attacks do require protection, in fact, when you get DDoS protection, it includes DoS. There's a fact you may not know!
You can't block your home network, that's the stupidest example I've ever heard.
In regards to cloudflare masking your IP address, I already addressed it "In a TCP/UDP connection not facilitating HTTP, Cloudflare's proxy does not intercept and it simply acts as a DNS server." That means using a website the IP will change - you'll be going through a proxy as all websites that I know of use HTTP. However, a Minecraft server will not go through the proxy and will therefore not have it's IP masked.
Now I've had enough stupidity for today, you can try all those things out if you want and learn how DDoS protection works will you?
Peace.
When did I say you can block your own home network?! You can hit off your home network, you should try it. I can't talk to stupid kids anymore today, cya.
Sucks that Cloudflare's ddos protection service only supports ports 80 and 443. Would be nice to use for game hosting.
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