Edge servers
Edge servers that keep your origin hidden
Put a protected edge server between the internet and your game or application server. Users connect to the edge, 30 Tbps+ DDoS filtering removes attacks, and only clean traffic reaches your origin.
What are edge servers?
A protected front door for your server
An edge server is a protected entry point that sits in front of your main (origin) server. Players and users connect to the edge instead of your origin. The edge filters attacks with our 30 Tbps+ DDoS mitigation network, then forwards clean traffic to your origin through a private tunnel.
Because your origin’s real IP address is never published, attackers cannot bypass the protection by hitting your server directly. Your origin can be resized, moved or rebuilt without changing the address your players use.
How it works
Connect. Filter. Forward. Respond.
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Connect
Players connect to the edge server’s IP or hostname in the location closest to them.
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Filter
Traffic is checked at the edge by 30 Tbps+ of always-on DDoS mitigation. Floods and malformed packets are dropped.
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Forward
Clean TCP and UDP traffic for your ports is forwarded to your origin server through a private tunnel.
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Respond
Your origin replies through the edge, so its real IP address is never exposed to the internet.
Why use an edge server?
Hidden origin IP
Only the edge address is public. Your origin cannot be targeted directly, even if an attacker learns your domain.
30 Tbps+ DDoS filtering
Volumetric, protocol and game-specific floods are filtered at the edge before they reach your origin.
Closer to your players
Place edges in the regions where your community plays, and carry traffic to your origin over our network.
Game and voice ready
UDP and TCP forwarding for Minecraft, Rust, ARK, Arma 3, FiveM, TeamSpeak and other services.
Change your origin freely
Upgrade, migrate or rebuild your origin server without changing the address your players use.
Set up by engineers
Our team configures the edge, tunnel and port forwarding with you, and helps 24/7 if anything changes.
Technical details
| Feature | Details |
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| DDoS protection | 30 Tbps+ of always-on mitigation capacity at the edge, Layer 3/4 and game-aware rules. See DDoS protection. |
| Protocols | TCP and UDP forwarding for the ports your service uses. |
| Origin connection | A private tunnel between the edge and your origin. Your origin IP is never published. |
| Locations | Edge servers can be placed in our core locations. See data centres. |
| Uptime | Covered by our 100% network uptime SLA. |
| Setup | Configured to order by our engineers. Pricing depends on location, ports and traffic. |
Who uses edge servers?
- Game communities that keep getting knocked offline and need their server IP hidden. See game servers.
- Voice servers such as TeamSpeak that must stay reachable during matches and events.
- Web applications and APIs that need a stable public address in front of a VPS or dedicated server.
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Edge server FAQs
DDoS protection filters attacks aimed at your server’s IP address. An edge server adds a protected entry point in front of your server, so its real IP is never published and attackers cannot go around the 30 Tbps+ filtering by targeting it directly.
Players connect to the edge IP or hostname instead of your origin. Choosing an edge location close to them keeps the extra network hop short, and traffic between the edge and your origin travels over our network.
TCP and UDP forwarding for game servers, voice servers, web applications and APIs. Tell us which ports your service uses and we will configure the edge to match.
Yes. Communities with players in several regions can use an edge in each region, all forwarding to the same origin server.
Edge servers are configured to order. Send us your game or application, your origin location, the ports you use and your expected traffic, and our engineers will recommend a setup and send a quote.
// Global network
40+ data centres. Owned & leased.
6 sites · 6 countries · Our network spans 40+ owned and leased data centres with 30 Tbps+ DDoS protection capacity and a 100% network uptime SLA. The map highlights our core locations: London, Cologne, Riga, Dubai, Singapore and New York.
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London United Kingdom · EuropeOnline
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Cologne Germany · EuropeOnline
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Riga Latvia · EuropeOnline
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Dubai United Arab Emirates · Middle EastOnline
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Singapore Singapore · AsiaOnline
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New York United States · North AmericaOnline
Hide your origin.
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Tell us about your game or application and we’ll design an edge setup for it.
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