diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a0f89bdc1..76563bd7a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -889,6 +889,10 @@ Consider setting the following command-line flags: Explicitly set internal network interface for TCP and UDP ports for data ingestion with Graphite and OpenTSDB formats. For example, substitute `-graphiteListenAddr=:2003` with `-graphiteListenAddr=:2003`. +Prefer authorizing all the incoming requests from untrusted networks with [vmauth](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/blob/master/app/vmauth/README.md) +or similar auth proxy. + + ### Tuning * There is no need for VictoriaMetrics tuning since it uses reasonable defaults for command-line flags, diff --git a/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md b/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md index a0f89bdc1..76563bd7a 100644 --- a/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md +++ b/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md @@ -889,6 +889,10 @@ Consider setting the following command-line flags: Explicitly set internal network interface for TCP and UDP ports for data ingestion with Graphite and OpenTSDB formats. For example, substitute `-graphiteListenAddr=:2003` with `-graphiteListenAddr=:2003`. +Prefer authorizing all the incoming requests from untrusted networks with [vmauth](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/blob/master/app/vmauth/README.md) +or similar auth proxy. + + ### Tuning * There is no need for VictoriaMetrics tuning since it uses reasonable defaults for command-line flags,