Apache httpd : Configure mod_ratelimit2025/01/29

	Enable [mod_ratelimit] module to limit bandwidth for clients.
[1]	[mod_ratelimit] is included in httpd package, so it's possible to configure quickly.

[root@www ~]#

vi /etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/00-optional.conf

# line 15 : uncomment

LoadModule ratelimit_module modules/mod_ratelimit.so

[root@www ~]#

vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/ratelimit.conf

# create new
# for example, limit bandwidth as [500 KB/sec] under the [/download] location

<IfModule mod_ratelimit.c>
    <Location /download>
        SetOutputFilter RATE_LIMIT
        SetEnv rate-limit 500
    </Location>
</IfModule>

[root@www ~]#

systemctl restart httpd

[2]	Access to the location to make sure the settings is effective. The lower one is downloading from the limited location, the upper is downloading from a unlimited location.

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