Limit Connections¶

Module: mod_evasive

Description¶

mod_evasive is a very simplistic module to limit connections per IP.

Options¶

evasive.max-conns-per-ip

limits the number of connections per IP.

evasive.max-conns-per-ip = 3

You may also want to set up conditionals :

    evasive.max-conns-per-ip = 1

    $HTTP["host"] == "example.com" {
      evasive.max-conns-per-ip = 2
    }
    $HTTP["host"] == "example2.com" {
      evasive.max-conns-per-ip = 0
    }

0 means unlimited.
In this case, default sites get 1 connections, example.com 2 and example2.com unlimited.

evasive.silent

doesn't log blocked ips in error.log if enabled.

evasive.silent = "enable" 

evasive.location (since 1.4.40)

If connection limit is exceeded and evasive.location is configured, respond with 302 Found (temporary redirect) and Location: evasive.location instead of returning 403 Forbidden.
evasive.location = "http://external.site/busy.html" must be an external site on a different server or else a redirect loop will result.