Does Host Havoc Include DDoS Protection?

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Yes. Host Havoc states that DDoS protection is included as standard with all of its hosting services — game servers, Ryzen VPS hosting, and dedicated servers alike. You do not need to add it as a separate feature or pay for a higher tier to get it. The protection is described as a multi-tiered solution that is actively tuned and maintained to keep services online.

What the protection covers

According to Host Havoc's own service page, the DDoS mitigation setup includes:

  • 50+ attack types covered by the filtering platform
  • 100k+ attacks successfully mitigated to date
  • Under 1 second from attack detection to mitigation
  • Multi-tiered filtering that is "carefully tuned and adjusted as necessary" as attack methods evolve

Host Havoc frames this as protection against "a wide range of attacks, even the most extreme," with the goal of keeping hosted services available 24/7.

Why this matters for game and voice hosting

Game servers and voice servers are frequent DDoS targets because their IP addresses are often public and their traffic patterns are easy to flood. A mitigation layer that responds in under a second is relevant here: if filtering kicks in too slowly, players see lag spikes, disconnects, or a server that appears offline before protection engages.

For example, if someone floods your Palworld or voice server with a volumetric attack, the expected behavior with this kind of setup is that traffic is scrubbed at the network edge rather than reaching your instance — so your players stay connected instead of timing out.

How to verify it applies to your plan

Because DDoS protection is listed as standard across all services, the practical check is simple:

  1. Pick the service type you want (game server, VPS, or dedicated server).
  2. Confirm on the order/pricing page for that specific product that DDoS protection is listed among the included features.
  3. If anything is unclear for a custom or managed dedicated configuration, contact Host Havoc support before ordering — the site advertises 24/7 support and a billing/support area for exactly this kind of pre-sales question.

Limits worth knowing

Host Havoc does not publish specific mitigation capacity figures (such as Gbps or PPS thresholds) on the page referenced here, so you cannot confirm from that material how large an attack the platform will absorb before your service is affected. The claims are about attack type coverage, historical volume mitigated, and response time — not a guaranteed scrubbing capacity per plan.

If your project is a high-profile target or you expect very large volumetric attacks, ask support directly about mitigation capacity for the specific plan you are considering rather than assuming the standard protection scales to any size.