BotGuard GateKeeper - is an AI-powered protection platform that provides a comprehensive solution to protect your website from bots. BotGuard selectively blocks bad bot traffic in real time, while granting unrestricted access to your website for human users, search engines, and affiliate automation tools.

Enhanced Website Security with BotGuard

Rent a virtual (VPS) or a dedicated server with a pre-installed BotGuard GateKeeper - advanced security software. Simply choose the right plan, configure a server and start working in just 15 minutes.

Already installed - we have taken care of all the technical part
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How it works

Choose server and license

Pick your desired server. While placing an order, be sure to opt for the BotGuard GateKeeper license and configure the network settings and other parameters as required.
Place an order

After completing your order and payment, our team will reach out to you to provide the precise time when your server will be ready. Generally, the server setup process takes no longer than 15 minutes, regardless of the server type.
Start working

Once the server is up and running, we'll promptly share all the access details with you via email. You can start working immediately, as BotGuard GateKeeper will be pre-installed and fully functional, ready to support your tasks without any delay.

Rent a pre-installed BotGuard GateKeeper on virtual (VPS) or dedicated servers

Please note that BotGuard GateKeeper is exclusively available with HOSTKEY leased servers. To acquire the BotGuard GateKeeper, simply choose it from the "Panels Software" tab during the ordering process.

BotGuard GateKeeper on virtual (VPS) servers

Rent a reliable VPS in the Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Iceland and the USA.

Server delivery ETA: ≈15 minutes.

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BotGuard GateKeeper on dedicated servers

Rent a dedicated server with a full out-of-band management in the Netherlands, Finland, Germany and the USA.

Server delivery ETA: ≈15 minutes.

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Official partner of BotGuard GateKeeper

HOSTKEY is an official partner of Botguard OÜ. We offer only original software and provide special offers for our customers.

To use the BotGuard GateKeeper after the auto deployment, you will need to register at the BotGuard page and use the API-key.

FAQ

How to install BotGuard GateKeeper on a virtual or dedicated server?

To install BotGuard GateKeeper, you need to select a license while ordering a server on HOSTKEY website. Our auto-deployment system will install the platform on your server.

I am having trouble installing and/or using BotGuard GateKeeper

If you have any difficulties or questions when installing and/or using the software, carefully learn the documentation on the official website of the developer, read about typical problems and how to solve them or contact BotGuard GateKeeper support.

BotGuard GateKeeper key features

BotGuard GateKeeper is a universal solution to protect cloud web assets, data centers and web clusters by filtering web traffic at its landing point. It is able to recognize and mitigate a wide range of threats including DDoS and brute force attacs, and completely eliminate bad bot-induced traffic from your business.

Full Protection

The GateKeeper supports all of BotGuard's protection services, such as the Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Vulnerability Scans Protection, and helps you mitigate DDoS attacks.

Easy Scaling

Distribute network traffic across a number of web servers and increase both processing speeds and server capacity effectiveness. Mitigate traffic spikes that occur during atypical activity, like DDoS attacks, and assure that you can prevent any single server from overloading.

DDoS Protection

As this solution limits the number of concurrent connections and the request rate on a per-client basis, it helps to prevent website abuse and targeted server overload like the ones in a DDoS attack.

Content Caching

Caching saves the resources needed to serve content that rarely changes. Placing the caching servers closer to the users decreases hop count, latency and server response time to create a better experience.

SSL Management

SSL operations are CPU intensive and can limit server resources. With SSL offloading, that process moves to the GateKeeper and frees up the web server. Websites protected by the BotGuard Gatekeeper receive an A+ rating from Qualys SSL Labs.

Traffic Management

Web traffic management is based on the analysis of the source of the HTTP request, i.e. on reliably determining what software was used to generate this request.

WAF

Web Application Firewall (WAF) is needed in order to detect the dangerous content of HTTP requests. This is your line of defense against hacker attacks, including all the OWASP Top 10 threats like cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection (SQLI), cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and remote file inclusion (RFI).

Content protection

By integrating the BotGuard service you also get protection against website content leakage. Your site will be secure regardless of whether the content copying is carried out by advanced software tools, or by humans.

Set and Forget

No maintenance or service supervision required. BotGuard maintains software updates, bot signatures, and an attack vector database. We provide 100% availability of service, without any interruptions.

Why choose an BotGuard GateKeeper server at HOSTKEY?

TIER III Data Centers

Top reliability and security provide stable operation of your servers and 99.982% annual uptime.
DDoS protection

The service is organized using software and hardware solutions to protect against TCP-SYN Flood attacks (SYN, ACK, RST, FIN, PUSH).
Round-the-clock technical support

The application form allows you to get technical support at any time of the day or night. First response within 15 minutes.

What customers say

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Stefan Neykov Crytek

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What is BotGuard GateKeeper

BotGuard GateKeeper is a system for automatically protecting a website from bots. It helps users who work with advertising, owners of online stores and other projects facing difficulties due to automatic requests. The system blocks unwanted requests without human intervention, which avoids increased load on the server and automatic content processing.

Google BotGuard is an advanced reverse proxy server built on the basis of modern bot and hacker detection technology. GateKeeper hides your infrastructure and protects it from L7 DDoS attacks. It also offers a wide range of security and performance features such as WAF, automatic SSL certificate management, content caching, and rate limiting.

BotGuard features

BotGuard GateKeeper has the following features:

- Detection and blocking of bots and scripts. BotGuard GateKeeper Uses heuristic analysis to identify automated traffic and blocks suspicious requests.
- Constant learning and adaptation. BotGuard GateKeeper continually improves its detection mechanisms through ongoing analysis. This process improves the system's ability to stay ahead of emerging threats and maintain strong protection against evolving bot attacks.
- Behavior analysis. BotGuard analyzes how users interact with a website, looking at factors such as mouse movements, keystrokes, and navigation patterns to distinguish humans from bots. This approach allows the system to recognize new forms of automated threats.
- Real-time mitigation. When malicious bot activity is detected, BotGuard initiates mitigation measures in real time. It can use various strategies such as CAPTCHA, IP blocking, or JavaScript checks to thwart bot access attempts, ensuring minimal disruption to legitimate users. This proactive approach helps protect sensitive data.

Rent a server with BotGuard GateKeeper installed in HOSTKEY. We are the official partner of the software creator, we guarantee competitive prices and high-quality technical support.