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Don't. Ddos will overwhelm any single server, do you really think a 1/10/25Gb interface can handle a small 50Gb/s attack?
What you can do is host a VPS with a company that has ddos protections, but I doubt that is standard, and ddos protection works best from a network operator level not a host one.
That's what I meant. Hosting the VPS at a company with ddos protection. So the VPS can take the hit instead of my home connection.
You could do it that way. You could use something like Cloudflare Tunnels/Zero Trust where you'd get DDoS protection for tunneled hostnames http/https. If you're looking for raw tcp/udp arbitrary ports protection, they have a paid Spectrum protection plan.
I don't know your specific situation, but after all these years of self hosting, I can't say as I've ever experienced a DDoS attack. Not saying they don't happen or that it isn't a concern. I've experienced someone hacking my server, but I was super green back then and undoubtedly didn't have the proper protections in order.
Most of your reputable, well established VPS vendors like Digital Ocean, Linode, Vultr, offer DDoS protections. Some like Hetzner offer multiple tiers of DDoS protection.
Depends on what kind of DDoS OP wants to defend against. Defending against an AI crawler DDoS is entirely possible with a tiny VPS. I've been doing that for the past ~1.5 years on a €4/month CX23 Hetzner VPS.