A volunteer-run wildfire site in Portugal stayed online during DDoS attacks
3 days ago
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- João Pina's volunteer-run project, fogos.pt, became a critical real-time wildfire information source in Portugal.
- Fogos.pt evolved from parsing PDFs to a full-featured app with historical data and weather overlays.
- The site is part of Cloudflare's Project Galileo, protecting vulnerable public interest sites at no cost.
- Wildfires are a global challenge, with reliable information being crucial and sometimes life-saving.
- Fogos.pt started as a side project to make fire data more accessible and is now integrated into official communications.
- The site faced DDoS attacks during peak wildfire season but was protected by Cloudflare's mitigation systems.
- Project Galileo helps fogos.pt handle traffic surges and maintain uptime during critical periods.
- The site handles massive traffic loads, including millions of requests and page views during wildfire seasons.
- Fogos.pt exemplifies the power of public service meeting technology, running on volunteers and partnerships.