Building a DDoS Bouncer: Anomaly Detection with Python & Z-Score

The Mission At cloud.ng, security isn't just a feature; it's a necessity. I was tasked with deploying a secure Nextcloud instance and building a custom Anomaly Detection Engine to protect it from DDoS attacks and suspicious traffic. The Architecture I deployed Nextcloud and Nginx using Docker. Nginx acts as the gatekeeper, logging every request in JSON format. My detection engine, built in Python, monitors these logs in real-time to identify and block threats before they reach the application. T