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description: Learn about best practices for configuring Cloudflare's DDoS protection.
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# Best practices

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Refer to the following pages for more information on DDoS protection best practices:

* [Third-party services and DDoS protection](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ddos-protection/best-practices/third-party/)
* [Proactive DDoS defense](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/ddos-protection/best-practices/proactive-defense/)
* [Prevent DDoS attacks](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/prevent-ddos-attacks/concepts/)

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