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sunnypeach's avatar sunnypeach 1 month ago

Replaced my journal page with info about my new journal :) Will be adding more as I add to the journal but for right now it's just the basics! (Hard refresh might be needed!)

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i have an ancient version of macromedia dreamweaver and its gonna be so helpful to make authentic old web stuffz B33
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dayamoon's avatar dayamoon 1 month ago

nepetas cozy cave probably wont stick (HOWEVERRRR the nepeta domain will. my site is nepeta dot pet the website), i wanna experiment a littol more

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A user with the email criansari3@gmail.com (IP: 67.190.30.191) has been attacking our Firebase database relentlessly for weeks now. Since the new year, attacks have ramped up and accrued costs of $7.50 in just 3 days. At that rate, it would be expected that it would cost $75/month to keep the database online. Being that Chattable is a free project funded by my own paycheck, this is unsustainable.
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chattable's avatar chattable 1 month ago

The database will remain down until further notice.

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tommypanzram's avatar tommypanzram 1 month ago

Cloudflare an option you're open to? I know their free plan has ddos protection.

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tommypanzram's avatar tommypanzram 1 month ago

Also, Discord?

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kyrn0v's avatar kyrn0v 1 month ago

NOOO I was just planning to add a chatbox :<

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win1999's avatar win1999 1 month ago

Have you reached out to Google/Firebase on the matter? Can't you ban their IP/email?

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chattable's avatar chattable 1 month ago

I have reached out to Firebase, the attacker has been jumping VPNs since their home IP was leaked. Firebase won't do anything, Firebase also can't be looped through cloudfare, the server is fine but the database is hosted by Firebase which offers no spam protection

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chattable's avatar chattable 1 month ago

The only real option is to prevent the public from reading chat data directly from the database and loop all read requests through my server. I did this with writes when I switched to a backend. So expect a similar amount of downtime since then

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win1999's avatar win1999 1 month ago

Hmmm. You could 1) Firebase App Check. A good way to block scripts/bots regardless of their VPN 2) Backend Proxy. Moving reads to your backend, and then you could use Cloudfare Free Bot Shield 3) UID Ban in Rules. Hardcode a "deny" in your security rules? Firebase wont charge for requests blocked by rules.

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kirbydogs's avatar kirbydogs 1 month ago

* This Immovable Object Must Be: Terminated * I Don't Have Any Cages LMAO

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kiwimeowo's avatar kiwimeowo 1 month ago

I thought I messed up my code, but it's apparently broken on all of chattable? I hope this issue will be resolved soon, good luck!

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kuroi's avatar kuroi 1 month ago

Can someone please explain to me why, WHY is someone attacking a free chat tool FOR WEEKS? Hope you can sort this out soon :/

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chattable's avatar chattable 1 month ago

The following steps will be to migrate from Firebase and fully host the database on my server. Bear with me, as it will be a lengthy process leaving Firebase. If you need any data (chat data or account data) from our database (or want it removed) email us

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onio's avatar onio 1 month ago

So sorry Andrew :/

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everythingkris's avatar everythingkris 1 month ago

Why the flip would somebody attack a free service like this? Sorry you have to go through this Andrew.

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lindley's avatar lindley 1 month ago

so sorry this is happening!! hope you can figure it out soon, big chattable fan over here :)

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chattable's avatar chattable 1 month ago

To put into perspective, with tens of thousands of users costs usually float around $0.03/day or $0.40/month for the database alone. I also have to maintain server costs, domain costs, private email costs, and more

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tommypanzram's avatar tommypanzram 1 month ago

What would 1 year of operations costs be for you, all things considered?

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chattable's avatar chattable 1 month ago

Without the attacks, all costs considered rounds up to about $810/yr ($65/mo for my server, $15 for yearly domain registration, $15 for email, and $10 maybe for database costs) however, with attacks inflating costs for Firebase due to excessive logins & reads, that adds $75/mo which adds another $900 annually. Not something I'd ask the public to fund. It's best to solve the problem than succumb and pay.

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chattable's avatar chattable 1 month ago

That's only to mention $75 at the current rate of attacks, if an attacker had more machines they could exponentially inflate these numbers even more

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phelah's avatar phelah 1 month ago

Oh hey wait, are you sure you should've put their Ip and email publicly here? Not trying to accuse you of anything I'm just curious if putting this information could lead to people finding them. It doesn't make sense why somebody would attack a free service like this, I'm genuinly curious why.

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tommypanzram's avatar tommypanzram 1 month ago

Holy crap, dude please set up a patreon or other monthly contribution page. A reward could be as simple as access to a community discord. I admire you for providing a free service, but you don't have to take on that financial burdon to provide it. I know you have a ko-fi link on your page but a $1 per month subscription seems like it could be more reliable than a one-time $10 donation.

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pastel-skies's avatar pastel-skies 1 month ago

Shiiii I thought Chattable was just broken, knowing a bad apple has been DDosing Chattable is just vile... hoping you can find a way to fix this mess, even if it means donating to help!

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doggyhell's avatar doggyhell 1 month ago

sorry to hear youve been dealing with hell for no reason besides someone deciding to be malicious. we appreciate your free service dev!

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chattable's avatar chattable 1 month ago

ETA: I have no timeline for this. With a change of work hours last year and a lack of motivation on my days off, paired with the amount of time & effort required to rewrite as much as I need to (to patch the abusable exploit) I just can not faithfully provide an ETA. It could be days, or months.

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obsessed with this site!! its so smooth and sleek and such a delight to explore through!
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kuroi's avatar kuroi 1 month ago

Aw that makes me really glad, thank you so much :DD yours is also a treat to explore, it's so cozy and adorable!! And i love Hopscotch, please tell him he's a cutie xD

If ur seeing this ur coming to the Mamdani republic of new yorkistan tomorrow. Inshallah our pilgrimage to the bodega will be righteous 🥹🫶
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