Enabling DDoS protection

If you do not have Terraform yet, install it and configure its Yandex Cloud provider.

With Terraform, you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.

Terraform is distributed under the Business Source License. The Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform is distributed under the MPL-2.0 license.

For more information about the provider resources, see the documentation on the Terraform website or mirror website.

1. Open the Terraform configuration file and edit the section with the static public IP description by adding the ddos_protection_provider field:

   resource "yandex_vpc_address" "addr" {
     name = "exampleAddress"
     external_ipv4_address {
       zone_id                  = "ru-central1-a"
       ddos_protection_provider = "qrator"
     }
   }
   

   Where the ddos_protection_provider parameter enables DDoS protection. The possible value is qrator.

   For more information about the yandex_vpc_address resource parameters in Terraform, see the relevant provider documentation.

2. Check the configuration using this command:

   terraform validate
   

   If the configuration is correct, you will get this message:

   Success! The configuration is valid.
   

3. Run this command:

   terraform plan
   

   The terminal will display a list of resources with their parameters. No changes will be made at this step. If the configuration contains any errors, Terraform will point them out.

4. Apply the configuration changes:

   terraform apply
   

5. Confirm the changes: type yes into the terminal and press Enter.

   You can check whether DDoS protection is active in the management console or using this CLI command:

   yc vpc address list