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diff --git a/docs/configuration/advanced.md b/docs/configuration/advanced.md index 48b1b569d..f4b8c5ffa 100644 --- a/docs/configuration/advanced.md +++ b/docs/configuration/advanced.md @@ -35,4 +35,21 @@ These are set to sensible defaults, so most server admins won't need to touch th # Options: ["lax", "strict"] # Default: "lax" advanced-cookies-samesite: "lax" + +# Int. Amount of requests to permit from a single IP address within a span of 5 minutes. +# If this amount is exceeded, a 429 HTTP error code will be returned. +# See https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/latest/api/swagger/#rate-limit. +# +# If you find yourself adjusting this limit because it's regularly being exceeded, +# you should first verify that your settings for `trusted-proxies` (above) are correct. +# In many cases, when the rate limit is exceeded it is because your instance sees all +# incoming requests as coming from the *same IP address* (you can verify this by looking +# at the client IPs in your instance logs). If this is the case, try adding that IP +# address to your `trusted-proxies` *BEFORE* you go adjusting this rate limit setting! +# +# If you set this to 0 or less, rate limiting will be disabled entirely. +# +# Examples: [1000, 500, 0] +# Default: 1000 +advanced-rate-limit-requests: 1000 ``` |