dos.conf

http {

  # The `limit_req_zone` directive here prevents a single ip
  # address from making more than 30 requests per minute.
  # The `$binary_remote_addr` tells nginx to use the remote address
  # as the "key" for rate limiting.  The zone is used to define a
  # name and size where excessive requests are stored.
  limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=my_zone:12m rate=30r/m;
  
  location /do_not_dos_plz {
    # `limit_req` can also be used to within `location` blocks
    # using the `limit_req` directive.
    limit_req zone=my_zone
  }
}

# vi: ft=nginx