This module allows to throttle those client connections which exceed a n*seconds limit.
Copy the module folder into your prosody modules directory. Place the module between your enabled modules either into the global or a vhost section.
Optional configuration directives:
= 3 -- number of login attempts allowed, default is 3
cthrottler_logins_count = 60 -- .. in number of seconds, default is 60 cthrottler_time
With the plugin installer in Prosody 0.12 you can use:
sudo prosodyctl install --server=https://modules.prosody.im/rocks/ mod_c2s_conn_throttle
For earlier versions see the documentation for installing 3rd party modules