https://blog.laurencejones.dev/tags/wordpress-security/ Recent content in Wordpress-Security on DevSecOps Hugo -- 0.148.1 en Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:39:54 +0100 https://blog.laurencejones.dev/posts/anubis-coolify/ Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:39:54 +0100 https://blog.laurencejones.dev/posts/anubis-coolify/ <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>Bots are an increasing threat to websites, whether through fake sign ups, brute force login attempts, content scraping, or resource abuse. If you are running applications on <a href="https://coolify.io">Coolify</a>, an open source platform as a service alternative, you need a simple and efficient way to protect them without unnecessary complexity.</p> <p>This is where <strong>Anubis</strong> comes in. In this guide, you will learn:</p> <ul> <li>What Anubis is and why it is useful</li> <li>How it helps stop bots before they reach your application</li> <li>A real world example of deploying Anubis with WordPress on Coolify</li> </ul> <hr> <h2 id="what-is-anubis-and-how-does-it-stop-bots">What is Anubis and How Does It Stop Bots?</h2> <p><a href="https://anubis.techaro.lol">Anubis</a> is an open source challenge proxy that protects your web applications from automated bots and abusive traffic. It works as a reverse proxy that requires clients to solve a computational proof of work challenge before granting access. This mechanism dramatically reduces malicious traffic without impacting legitimate users.</p>