We temporarily trigger a blackhole when a DDoS attack against a resource reaches a mitigation limit. We recommend contacting support and planning strategies to keep your resources online in the future.
Networking Support
Validated on 18 Apr 2025
You can disable the address on your Droplet from the command line or through updating your Droplet’s eth1
interface configuration.
Ensure your Droplet’s public and private network interfaces are correctly named eth0
and eth1
.
Addresses assigned to a Droplet remain static for the life of the Droplet.
Use this guide to gather information about your firewalls and diagnose problems.
Our DNS recursive servers now require Authoritative Answer flags when resolving host names.
Configure your firewall to allow outgoing traffic through ports 80 and 443.
Yes, you can point an unlimited number of domains to a single Droplet, and you can serve multiple websites from a single Droplet.
SMTP is blocked on Droplets to prevent spam and abuse. Use a third-party email platform like EmailEngine instead.