Deployment Platform

Magnettu is deployed on Google App Engine (Google Cloud Platform), Google’s managed computing service. This choice is not merely operational: it means that Magnettu’s entire network infrastructure is backed by the same global network that protects Google Search, Gmail, and YouTube.

Included Network Protections

DDoS Protection

Google Cloud automatically absorbs and mitigates distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks at the infrastructure level, before malicious traffic reaches the application servers.

This protection operates at the network layer (L3/L4) and is permanently active without requiring additional configuration. It relies on the absorption capacity of Google’s global network, which handles multiple petabits of traffic per second and has points of presence in more than 100 countries.

Mandatory HTTPS

All traffic between users and the Magnettu platform is encrypted using TLS 1.2 or higher. SSL certificates are managed and renewed automatically by Google App Engine. Access to the application through unencrypted HTTP connections is not possible.

Google Front End (GFE)

All external traffic passes through the Google Front End layer, a global reverse proxy infrastructure that acts as the first point of contact with the application. GFE:

• Terminates TLS connections at the edge of Google’s network.
• Filters and discards malformed traffic before it reaches the application.
• Automatically distributes traffic across application instances.

Network Isolation

Each Google Cloud project (production and testing environments) operates within an isolated network environment. There is no direct communication between projects unless explicitly configured.

Automatic Scaling During Traffic Spikes

Google App Engine automatically scales application instances in response to traffic increases. This reduces the impact surface of volumetric attacks intended to exhaust server resources.

Environments