Unusually high number of guests (4x to 5x normal)

invalid@example.com (Wildcat Media), Wildcat Media
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:20:20 +0000
Server configuration and hosting

I've been wondering why our forum has been sluggish the past 36 or so hours, and finally got back to civilization where I can check into it.

Looking at the number of visitors online, we're over 11,000 as I write this. Normally we'll have 2,000 to 2,500 guests.

I spot checked a few IP addresses and most of those I checked come from Brazil.

We do use Cloudflare. Yet every time I log into that mess, they've added more features, moved others around, and put a few behind paywalls now...