The Shrimpy Pro website has a variety of protections in place to prevent our websites from falling victim to DDOS attacks. Some users may run into these restrictions after heavy use of the Shrimpy Pro website. However, we would not expect this to be a common occurrence.
As an example, you might have run into this message:
This message is presented when someone is sending an excessive number of requests to the Shrimpy Pro servers.
Notice that the "ban" is only temporary. After a few minutes, you will once again be allowed to visit Shrimpy Pro.
How can you prevent getting rate limited?
The first step to prevent your IP from becoming rate limited is to not send too many requests to the Shrimpy Pro servers at the same time. For example, if you try reloading the Shrimpy Pro website 50 times in a minute, you will get rate limited. Another example would be if you have Shrimpy Pro open on multiple different browser tabs at the same time, there is a chance you could get rate limited.
What happens if I get rate limited?
Nothing too dreadful. You will be blocked from accessing Shrimpy Pro for a few minutes, but once you have been unblocked, you can start using Shrimpy Pro again as usual. That means there won't be any lasting effects from getting rate limited. However, we would recommend reducing the frequency of your requests to Shrimpy Pro to prevent continual rate limiting.
What if I don't think I should have been rate limited?
If you were just using Shrimpy Pro as usual and suddenly become blocked, we would be happy to discuss with you to see what we can do to adjust the rate limits. Don't hesitate to ever reach out to support@shrimpy.io with information about how you got rate limited.