DDoS protection that is always on: PletX, inline and multi-Tbps

How it works: inline, always on, multi-Tbps

There are two kinds of DDoS protection. With on-demand protection, your traffic is only diverted to a filter once an attack is already under way. With inline protection, all traffic passes through the filter at all times. MC-Node uses inline protection from PletX, as standard on every service.

1. All your traffic goes through PletX. Every packet to your server passes the filter first, 24/7, even when there is no attack.
2. The filter knows your game. For each port, PletX applies a filter profile that understands the protocol of your game or service, such as Minecraft, FiveM or WireGuard. Real players get through, attack traffic does not.
3. Attacks stop in the network. With multi-Tbps filtering capacity, PletX absorbs large attacks too, before they reach your server.
4. Nothing to switch over. Because protection is always on, nothing is rerouted during an attack. There is no moment where the attack is already coming in while the protection is still starting up.

You don't need to do or order anything: DDoS protection is included with every game server, VPS and dedicated server.

Filter profiles per game and application

A generic filter can't tell a player logging in from attack traffic that looks just like it. That's why PletX works with dedicated filter profiles at MC-Node that understand the protocol of your game or service.

The right profile, automatically. Ports that receive traffic learn a filter profile on their own. Start a new server or open an extra port and there is nothing for you to configure.

Our network: AS211750 with 2× 100 Gbit/s to Amsterdam

DDoS protection is built into our own network, AS211750. We build and run that network ourselves, from Hengelo in the Netherlands.

• Arista core in Previder PDC2. The heart of our network sits in the Previder PDC2 data center in Hengelo, right next to our own servers.
• 2× 100 Gbit/s to Amsterdam. Our own 2× 100 Gbit/s WDM link connects Hengelo to Nikhef in Amsterdam, one of the most important internet hubs in the Netherlands.
• 4× 40 Gbit/s to PletX. Our switch connects to PletX over four 40 Gbit/s links.
• Up to 20 Gbit/s per node. Premium nodes connect to the network with 2× 10 Gbit/s: up to 20 Gbit/s per node.

The result: a fast Dutch network with DDoS filtering built into the path of your traffic by default.

For game servers, VPS, dedicated servers and colocation

At MC-Node, DDoS protection isn't an add-on. It comes built into your service:

• Game servers. Minecraft, FiveM, Rust, ARK, Garry's Mod, Valheim, Palworld and many more, with a filter profile that fits your game. View all game servers
• VPS. Running your own game server on a VPS, such as Minecraft, FiveM or Rust? PletX protects it too, just like your VPN, website or bot. With profiles for SSH, RDP, WireGuard, OpenVPN and QUIC. View VPS hosting
• Dedicated servers. A whole server to yourself in Hengelo, on the same protected network. View dedicated servers
• Colocation. Place your own servers in Previder PDC2 in Hengelo. You connect directly to our network and DDoS protection via PletX is available, with filters per IP address in your client area. View colocation

Extra for FiveM: filter profile and cache server

FiveM servers at MC-Node get two extras, included as standard.

• A dedicated FiveM filter profile. PletX knows FiveM traffic and lets your players through, even while your server is under attack.
• A cache server on Cloudflare: MC CDN. Your resources are cached on Cloudflare's network in 330+ cities worldwide. Players download them from the nearest Cloudflare location instead of from your server.

That gives you three things:

• Faster joins, because players download resources from close by.
• Less bandwidth and CPU on your server, because downloads go through Cloudflare.
• A less exposed server: your server IP doesn't have to be open for downloads.

How to turn it on: in the client area, open the MC CDN card on your server's page and switch it on. Then add ensure mc_cdn to your server.cfg, together with the two add_ace lines the card shows. You can clear the cache in the same card or with the mc_cdn purge command. MC CDN is included with your FiveM server and also works on a VPS or dedicated server.

Our FiveM servers run on an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with DDR5 6500 MHz, NVMe at 14,000 MB/s and txAdmin.

Everything about the FiveM cache server · View FiveM servers

DDoS API for business customers and resellers

Do you sell hosting yourself or manage a lot of IP addresses? On request, you get access to our DDoS API. With it, you can:

• see which attacks hit each IP address;
• manage your own filter rules;
• show DDoS data in your own panel or tooling.

Interested? Send us a message via the contact form or open a ticket in your client area.

Live status and SLA

At status.mc-node.net you can see live how our network and servers are doing, including incidents and planned maintenance. Our commitments on uptime, support and backups are set out in the MC-Node SLA.

Behind the network is our team in Hengelo, available 24/7. In the game panel, Noddy, our AI assistant, helps you right away. Together with our sister brand Koopjeserver, we have more than 52,000 customers.

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