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Mastodon git forges struggle with crawler traffic, implement Anubis

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The Mastodon instance fosstodon.org is experiencing significant issues with its git forges due to an overwhelming number of crawlers, leading to errors and access problems. To combat this, they have implemented Anubis on their git services, hoping to mitigate the impact. This situation mirrors similar challenges faced by the Linux kernel's git forge, which is also being heavily targeted by automated crawlers. AI

IMPACT AI-driven crawlers are causing significant operational issues for open-source infrastructure, necessitating the deployment of specialized tools for mitigation.

RANK_REASON The item discusses the implementation of a tool (Anubis) to mitigate a problem (crawler traffic) affecting a service (git forges).

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Mastodon git forges struggle with crawler traffic, implement Anubis

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The item discusses the implementation of a tool (Anubis) to mitigate a problem (crawler traffic) affecting a service (git forges).
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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Our git forges are absolutely getting hammered by crawlers to the extent we were getting errors and access issues. We've just enabled Anubis on https:// git.aut

    Our git forges are absolutely getting hammered by crawlers to the extent we were getting errors and access issues. We've just enabled Anubis on https:// git.autonomic.zone/ and https:// git.coopcloud.tech . Hoping it doesn't go further like the Linux kernel git forge is experienc…

    LINKS anubis.swarm.autonomic.zone/.within.websi… anubis.swarm-0.coopcloud.tech/.within.web… people.kernel.org/…/creepy-crawlies people.kernel.org/monsieuricon

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