# Geo Blocking plugin

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/geo-blocking-plugin/227824>\
**Category:** Plugin\
**Created:** [May 23, 2022, 9:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/geo-blocking-plugin/227824 "2022-05-23T09:43:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![RGJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rgj/32/523185_2.png) [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2025, 5:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/geo-blocking-plugin/227824/17 "2025-06-17T05:54:31Z")

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> [@opcourdis](#):
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> prevent bad bot scans for a private discourse instance?

If your instance is private (i.e. login required) then bots cannot access it anyway (unless they would have been specially crafted to create an account and log in).

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