# How Linear made the most of a DDoS

DevFeed: [How Linear made the most of a DDoS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-linear-made-the-most-of-a-ddos-9770.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/how-linear-made-the-most-of-a-ddos/>)

Author: Carly Ayres

Published: 2022-12-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [DDoS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ddos.md>), [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident.md>), [Internet Traffic](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet-traffic.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/app.md>), [ddos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ddos.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/incident.md>), [internet-traffic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet-traffic.md>), [reports](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reports.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>)

## AI overview

The article describes how Linear responded to a DDoS attack that took down its homepage on October 13, 2022. The team restored access to the app through the login page and then used Figma designs to create a replacement homepage, turning the incident into an opportunity to showcase the redesign and reflect on the process.

## Source excerpt

On a good day, the Linear team helps companies build better software by streamlining issue tracking and project management. When they're not doing that, they're trying to get back to doing that as quickly as possible.