Tech Friday: Still combatting the Bots and Log Bloat on Server

Posted By on September 5, 2025

Hard Drive Bloat with Logs

This is not really new, but my ongoing battle with bots and blog bloat … especially the logs. Some of it is due to my aging WordPress theme … but most of it is due to the constant hammering of the server by bots from around the world. One option that Brenich.comI’ve been experimenting with is using Cloudflare to prevent them from even getting to the server and “bothering” PHP and WordPress plugins such as “Blackhole for Bad Bots” and “Wordfence.” 

BUT for the time being, I’m just complaining and clearing logs … scripting to clear logs … and dealing with the slowdowns as they occur. When it comes to me playing around with computers (and forgetting more than I learn), I prefer to do my risky tinkering with the Raspberry Pis that I’ve recently put back online — one running an image server at Brenich.com and the other experimenting a little more with Static serving with Hugo. Small hurdles for me. 😉 

Edit Add: Bid on and won an unboxed Raspberry Pi 4 – 8GB to replace one of my old Pi3s. Maybe I’ll tinker with it when the weather turns cold?

Categories: Blogs, Computer, Raspberry Pi, Technology
Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Comments

«     »

Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee

  1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.
My Desultory Blog