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# Add this to your nginx vhost domain's config file within
# the location contexts you want to rate limit and/or bot
# with 444 - just drop the connection completely
# You can also add it to the very top of your host config file
# before any of your location contexts and it will apply to the whole site
# and all its locations.

# BOTS
# ****
#limit_conn bot1_connlimit 100;
limit_conn bot2_connlimit 10;
#limit_req  zone=bot1_reqlimitip burst=50;
limit_req  zone=bot2_reqlimitip burst=10;
if ($bad_bot = '3') {
  return 444;
  }

# BAD REFER WORDS
# ***************
if ($bad_words) {
  return 444;
}


# REFERERS
# ********
if ($bad_referer) {
  return 444;
}

# IP BLOCKS
# *********
if ($validate_client) {
  return 444;
}

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