# Set Rate Limits and Exemptions

Different types of rate limits are defined in different parts of the Reblaze interface.

**Static rate limits for each application:** Timeouts and request limits per IP are set for each application on the [Advanced Frontend Settings on the Web Proxy page](https://waap.docs.link11.com/v2.20.4/console-ui-walkthrough/settings/web-proxy#advanced-frontend-settings).

**By location:** Rate limits for specific locations/URLs can be created in [Rate Limiting Rules](https://waap.docs.link11.com/v2.20.4/console-ui-walkthrough/security/rate-limiting) and then including them in [Security Profiles](https://waap.docs.link11.com/v2.20.4/console-ui-walkthrough/settings/web-proxy#security-profiles). 

**By traffic source:** Requestors who are submitting excessive requests across the planet can be banned for configured lengths of time. This can be done via [Dynamic Rules](https://waap.docs.link11.com/v2.20.4/console-ui-walkthrough/security/dynamic-rules). 

{% hint style="info" %}
In some situations, either [Rate Limiting Rules](https://waap.docs.link11.com/v2.20.4/console-ui-walkthrough/security/rate-limiting) or Dynamic Rules could be used. \
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Rate Limiting Rules are the preferable option. They are more powerful, more flexible, and in a future release, they will fully replace Dynamic Rules.
{% endhint %}

## Creating Rate Limiting Exemptions

Creating exemptions from rate limits is done differently, depending on the scope of the rate limits being addressed.

**Global:** Create an [ACL Policy with an OC suffix](https://waap.docs.link11.com/v2.20.4/console-ui-walkthrough/security/profiles/acl-policies#special-acls).

**By location:** Create an [ACL Policy](https://waap.docs.link11.com/v2.20.4/console-ui-walkthrough/security/profiles/acl-policies) with the name "**Rate Limit Whitelist**". This can exempt any combination of IP, Country, and ASN. The Policy should then be included in a [Profile](https://waap.docs.link11.com/v2.20.4/console-ui-walkthrough/security/profiles), and the Profile should be [assigned](https://waap.docs.link11.com/v2.20.4/console-ui-walkthrough/settings/web-proxy#security-profiles) to the appropriate location(s)  or portions of your site/application. Example:

![An ACL with this name will exempt the traffic sources from rate limiting for the specific location](https://content.gitbook.com/content/CWgVjpGHfzXGmM9HfqF3/blobs/VRsgv7yNqLK6cOyXPmw2/rate%20limit%20whitelist.png)

**By traffic source:** A traffic source can be exempted from Dynamic Rule filtering either by [adding an Ignore parameter to the Rule itself](https://waap.docs.link11.com/v2.20.4/console-ui-walkthrough/security/dynamic-rules#dynamic-rule-settings), or by adding the traffic source to the [Whitelist within the Quarantine section](https://waap.docs.link11.com/v2.20.4/console-ui-walkthrough/security/quarantined#whitelist).


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