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Docs protection service

Offer specialized DDoS protection for documentation sites, which have unique traffic patterns. For open source projects and technical writers.

Why now

Recent high-profile attacks show docs sites are vulnerable targets with special needs.

Who for
Open source documentation hosts
Business model
Paid protection tiers
Effort
A few months

Documentation sites mix public content with authentication for private versions, making standard protection solutions ill-fitting.

Build a proxy service that: distinguishes between normal doc browsing and attack patterns, maintains cached versions during attacks, and provides specialized monitoring for API documentation endpoints.

Freemium model with paid plans for higher traffic sites. Start by adapting existing OSS firewall rules.

Risk: Competing with general-purpose security providers' feature creep.

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