mCaptcha
friendly-lite-server
| mCaptcha | friendly-lite-server | |
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| 11 | 2 | |
| 1,578 | 42 | |
| 2.6% | - | |
| 8.6 | 5.3 | |
| about 1 month ago | 4 months ago | |
| Rust | PHP | |
| GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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mCaptcha
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So much for CAPTCHA then – bots can complete them quicker than humans
What about proof of work based CAPTCHA like https://github.com/mCaptcha/mCaptcha ? Since CAPTCHAs can be solved by bots, at least make it more costly for them.
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Google's reCAPTCHA likely illegal in Europe?
That should only be an issue if the server is under attack.
According to the docs (https://github.com/mCaptcha/mCaptcha/blob/master/docs/CONFIG...), you can set three difficulty levels:
MCAPTCHA_CAPTCHA_AVG_TRAFFIC_DIFFICULTY
MCAPTCHA_CAPTCHA_PEAK_TRAFFIC_DIFFICULTY
MCAPTCHA_CAPTCHA_BROKE_MY_SITE_TRAFFIC_DIFFICULTY
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Let us serve you, but don't bring us down
It isn't proprietary [0]. There is a matrix channel [1] for the project to ask questions.
[0] https://github.com/mCaptcha/mCaptcha
[1] https://matrix.to/#/@realaravinth:matrix.batsense.net
- Self-hosted captcha solution?
- Self-hosted email is the hardest it's ever been, but also the easiest
- Silent SHA256 based proof-of-work(PoW) captcha solution
- Botspam Apocalypse
friendly-lite-server
- Let us serve you, but don't bring us down
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Botspam Apocalypse
I'm sorry to hear that. We offer free and small plans for small use-cases, but I also understand that some projects don't have a budget at all.
There is a blessed source-available version of the server that you can self-host [0]. It is more limited in its protection, but it is probably good enough for hobby projects.
[0]: https://github.com/FriendlyCaptcha/friendly-lite-server
What are some alternatives?
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RandomxAudits - Audit Proposals and Reports for RandomX
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