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Posted January 5, 20178 yr Tried and link my site to CloudFlare, but there was problems because I have SSL installed on my server. Run with Let's Encrypt with good results. Now that I had to point my name servers to cloudflare I got ssl error and connection error. Using VPS server and can turn Let's encrypt off or disable It. How does cloudfare shared ssl working? Do I get get https address there too? And what level should I choose, free, pro? Enterprise is too expensive for my needs.
January 5, 20178 yr Hi Just select from Crypto menu on Cloudflare the FULL option and it will work with your existing Let's encrypt certificate If you want to remove/disable the Let's encrypt certificate then use Flexible there to get it work One image thousand words
January 5, 20178 yr You'll need a business account for that. In the free option, Cloudflare does not allow you to use your own certificate. You may try the free shared one and see how you go. In that case I think you need to use "Flexible SSL", or you can buy a certificate from them, install it and then use "Full SSL" (which is a bit of a waste considering you already have your own). You'll need to create a "Page Rule" in Cloudflare and set to always use https. For example: http://*domain.com/* (Select Always Use Https) I have added an additional rule with a forwarding with a 301 message that I've put at the top of the page rules list. For example: http://*domain.com/* --- 301 redirect --> (Select Forwarding URL 301 - Permanent Redirect) https://www.domain.com/$1
January 6, 20178 yr That's good to know because I'm using cloudflare now and am thinking of moving to https. In WHM, there is an AutoSSL feature.
January 6, 20178 yr Author Im using WHM panel and cpanel with auto ssl, and everything works fine now after ASTRAPI´s help, Using the free cloudflare version and the loading time is now much better around the world. Example: Frontpage 3,7 mb size US, Dallas, Washington and California page loading time: 5-10 seconds, now 2-4 sec Australia: up to 20 seconds, now 2-5 sec Stockholm: 2-3 seconds, now under 1 sec and the server is located in Germany.
January 6, 20178 yr 14 minutes ago, jcdesign said: Im using WHM panel and cpanel with auto ssl, and everything works fine now after ASTRAPI´s help, Using the free cloudflare version and the loading time is now much better around the world. Example: Frontpage 3,7 mb size US, Dallas, Washington and California page loading time: 5-10 seconds, now 2-4 sec Australia: up to 20 seconds, now 2-5 sec Stockholm: 2-3 seconds, now under 1 sec and the server is located in Germany. Are you paying for Cloudflare or using the free version?
January 6, 20178 yr Author 2 minutes ago, AlexWebsites said: Are you paying for Cloudflare or using the free version? Using the free version.
January 6, 20178 yr Just now, jcdesign said: Using the free version. That's interesting, I though you need to upgrade to a paid cloudflare plan in order to use a certificate outside of their service. Are you using their ssl free shared service?
January 6, 20178 yr Author Full ssl in CLoudflare: Full SSL: Encrypts the connection between your website visitors and Cloudflare, and from Cloudflare to your server. The difference between Full and Full (Strict) is that Full (Strict) checks for a valid certificate on your origin server, whereas Full checks for any certificate. You will need to have an SSL certificate on your server. However, Cloudflare will not attempt to validate the certificate (certificates may be self-signed) Visitors will see the SSL lock icon in their browser and Auto ssl with Let´s encrypt from my server.
January 6, 20178 yr 39 minutes ago, jcdesign said: Full ssl in CLoudflare: Full SSL: Encrypts the connection between your website visitors and Cloudflare, and from Cloudflare to your server. The difference between Full and Full (Strict) is that Full (Strict) checks for a valid certificate on your origin server, whereas Full checks for any certificate. You will need to have an SSL certificate on your server. However, Cloudflare will not attempt to validate the certificate (certificates may be self-signed) Visitors will see the SSL lock icon in their browser and Auto ssl with Let´s encrypt from my server. Thanks for posting this, I'm going to have to try this out.
January 6, 20178 yr Author Don´t forget to change the url adress in conf_global.php to https after your done with the server ssl. $INFO['board_url']
January 6, 20178 yr Just now, jcdesign said: Don´t forget to change the url adress in conf_global.php to https after your done with the server ssl. $INFO['board_url'] Good point, thanks!
January 6, 20178 yr @jcdesign Great that you solve your isue @AlexWebsites It works on free version of Cloudflare also
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