Title: Bruteprotect causing server overload?
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Bruteprotect causing server overload?

 *  [zitemedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zitemedia/)
 * (@zitemedia)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bruteprotect-causing-server-overload/)
 * Hello,
 * we have over 100+ websites installed on one same server. We recently (couple 
   of weeks ago) added Bruteprotect to all of them and now every 5 or 6 days, the
   server gets overloaded and crashes…
 * Is it the simultaneous scans running on all those websites that cause the server
   to overload? Or is it a simultaneous burst of attacks and the way Bruteprotect
   reacts to it?
    Also, what is the effect of auto-updating plugins if all of a 
   sudden Bruteprotect tries to update the same plugin on 100+ wordpress sites that
   run on the same server?
 * Therefor, what are the ideal recommended settings to minimize risk of server 
   overload in such an environment?
 * Your advise would be very welcome. I need to convince my hosting company that
   Bruteprotect is not the culprit so both your help with the ideal settings and
   arguments i can use to defend Bruteprotect towards hosting company are very welcome.
 * Much appreciated
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 * [overload](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/overload/)
 * [scanning](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/scanning/)
 * [server](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/server/)
 * [simultaneous](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/simultaneous/)

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bruteprotect-causing-server-overload/)
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