{"id":939,"date":"2021-12-26T10:04:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T04:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/?p=939"},"modified":"2021-12-26T21:09:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T15:24:15","slug":"how-to-connect-your-website-to-cloudflare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/how-to-connect-your-website-to-cloudflare\/","title":{"rendered":"How to connect your website to Cloudflare?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cloudflare is a free CDN that can be accessed through <a title=\"Cloudflare\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/en-gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Cloudflare)<\/a> here. It protects through identity threats as well as SQL injection. It also speeds up the website performance and improves site loading speed through its different datacenters across the world. Let us follow the following steps to connect your Babal Website to Cloudflare.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Open Cloudflare Website from this link (Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/en-gb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/<\/a> and click on the Sign Up button to create an account at Cloudflare. If you already have an account in Cloudflare then go directly to step 3.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-940 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1-1024x418.jpg\" alt=\"Cloudflare-homepage\" width=\"1024\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1-1024x418.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1-768x314.jpg 768w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1.jpg 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Enter your Email and Password to create the Cloudflare account. And Click on Create Account Button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-942 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2-1024x624.jpg\" alt=\"creating new cloudflare account\" width=\"1024\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Enter your Email and Password and Click on Login Button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-943 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3.jpg\" alt=\"logging in to cloudflarre\" width=\"919\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3.jpg 919w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-768x440.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 919px) 100vw, 919px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>After logging in, the Dashboard\/Homepage of Cloudflare Opens. Click on Add a site Button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-945 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4.jpg\" alt=\"cloudflare homepage\" width=\"816\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4.jpg 816w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-768x236.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Before adding a website, Login to the client area and then domains and set the registrar lock off to the domain.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-953 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/setting-registrar-lock-1024x612.jpg\" alt=\"setting registrar lock\" width=\"1024\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/setting-registrar-lock-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/setting-registrar-lock-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/setting-registrar-lock-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/setting-registrar-lock.jpg 1103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Enter your website name and click on Add a site button. Let the domain name be anything you own just like if you have a domain name then type &lt;yourdomainname&gt;.com<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-946 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5-1024x447.jpg\" alt=\"adding a website\" width=\"1024\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5-1024x447.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5-768x335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5.jpg 1132w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select your plan and click on Continue.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-947 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Selecting plan\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/6.jpg 1046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now you will see the following screen, see the DNS records and also review with one of the cPanel. Add the records to Cloudflare. First open the cPanel, to open the cPanel follow the following article, <a href=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/how-to-open-cpanel-for-your-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to open cPanel for the website?<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-949 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7.jpg\" alt=\"DNS Review\" width=\"717\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7.jpg 717w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Leave as it is, open cPanel, and go to Zone Editor in the cPanel.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-950 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8.jpg\" alt=\"zone editor cpanel\" width=\"989\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8.jpg 989w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/8-768x210.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on Manage.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-951 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zone-records-1024x371.jpg\" alt=\"zone records\" width=\"1024\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zone-records-1024x371.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zone-records-300x109.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zone-records-768x278.jpg 768w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zone-records.jpg 1109w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>See the A records, CName record, Mx record, TXT records of cPanel and set the value of same to the Cloudflare DNS records, as shown on step 8 above. If the records are same, then you don&#8217;t need to change it. Directly go back to step 8, and click on continue.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-955 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10-1024x562.jpg\" alt=\"dns zone records\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/10.jpg 1269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nIn the figure of step 8, click on continue after setting the A, MX, CNAME records.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-954 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7-1.jpg\" alt=\"cpanel dns records\" width=\"717\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7-1.jpg 717w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/7-1-300x251.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Change the nameservers, and set the nameservers provided by Cloudflare. In this case, the nameservers provided by Cloudflare are:<br \/>\nfiona.ns.cloudflare.com<br \/>\nwalt.ns.cloudflare.com<br \/>\nAfter changing the nameservers, click on Done, Check Nameservers and now you have done. Registrars can take 24 hours to process nameserver updates. You will receive an email when your site is active on Cloudflare.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-956 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/changing-the-nameservers.jpg\" alt=\"changing the nameservers\" width=\"837\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/changing-the-nameservers.jpg 837w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/changing-the-nameservers-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/changing-the-nameservers-768x520.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Note: To change the nameservers, follow here:<br \/>\ni) Log in to client area, https:\/\/clients.babal.host\/clientarea.php<br \/>\nii) Enter your id and passwords.<br \/>\niii) Click on Domains.<br \/>\niv) Click on the three dots shown in image.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-958 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chnaging-nameservers.jpg\" alt=\"chnaging nameservers\" width=\"935\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chnaging-nameservers.jpg 935w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chnaging-nameservers-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/chnaging-nameservers-768x301.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/><br \/>\nv) Click on custom nameservers then Add the nameservers provided by Cloudflare and click on the &#8220;Change Nameservers&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-959 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ading-cloudlare-nameservers.jpg\" alt=\"ading cloudlare nameservers\" width=\"655\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ading-cloudlare-nameservers.jpg 655w, https:\/\/babal.host\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ading-cloudlare-nameservers-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations! You have successfully added your domain to your Cloudflare. It will take some time for records to fully solve around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloudflare is a free CDN that can be accessed through (Cloudflare) here. It protects through identity threats as well as SQL injection. It also speeds up the website performance and improves site loading speed through its different datacenters across the world. Let us follow the following steps to connect your Babal Website to Cloudflare. 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