Have you ever heard of the word CloudFlare? The best hosting service providers usually use CloudFlare servicesCloudFlare is a Content Delivery Network that sits between domains and web hosting. CloudFlare serves to protect web hosting from DDOS and SPAM threats. In addition, CloudFlare can also speed up access to a website with its caching feature. Want to know more? Please read on CloudFlare for Hosting. You can set up CloudFlare in KincaiHosting's cPanel easily through the following guide. This guide will discuss how to set up CloudFlare in cPanel and how to configure Railgun in CloudFlare.

How to set up CloudFlare in cPanel

Do you have hosting at KincaiHosting? If so, then you can easily activate CloudFlare in cPanel. As for the method, namely,

1. Login cPanel Hosting

Enter your cPanel via https://domainname.com/cpanel, then log in according to the email sent from KincaiHosting regarding Hosting Account Information. For those who are confused about how to log in to cPanel Hosting, please read How to Login cPanel Hosting .

 

In the search form, please type "Cloudflare" it will appear as shown below. Then please click CloudFlare.
cloudflare settings in cpanel

3. Sign up for CloudFlare

After that you will be directed to the CloudFlare page. To activate CloudFlare, you must first register. Please enter your email address and password. Put a check mark on the writing I agree to CloudFlare’s terms and conditions and privacy policy. Then click Sign Up for CloudFlare.
cloudflare settings in cpanel

4. Activate CloudFlare

After the account registration process is complete, CloudFlare is ready to be activated. The first thing to do is to choose a domain that is on web hosting. Sometimes, a single host can have several domain names at once. For that, you need to choose a domain name first. In the section Active Zone, please select a domain.

Then you will find a table that contains information that CloudFlare on the selected domain is not yet active. For that, you have to activate CloudFlare by clicking on Provision Domain with CNAME Setup.

And you can see, CloudFlare is already active in the domain. Make sure the table Use CloudFlaresays " active ". This means that the CloudFlare status is active.

 

There are 4 CloudFlare menus that you can use.
a. Home
On the Home menu, you can configure ipv6 and cache settings. You can activate the feature Always Online(when the server is down, it will still display the website cache), select level cache, and activate Railgun. To activate these features is quite easy. Please click on the On / Off option. If it is On (green) it means that the feature is active.

b. Domains
You can find several domains and subdomains that use CloudFlare. There are different colors in the Use CloudFlare section, namely gray and orange.
* Description
Gray: The connection between the domain and hosting is not through CloudFlare
Orange: The connection between the domain and hosting via CloudFlare
 

c. More
This menu contains settings for security, speed and development mode. You can activate the security feature to avoid DDOS and SPAM on the server.
 

d. Analytics
Contains a graph of requests, bandwidth, visitors as well as some of the attacks that are protected by CloudFlare. You can also observe viewing both cached and uncached data in graphical form. So, the processes that occur on the server can be seen and the analysis process becomes easier. Because the data presented is in graphic form.
 

6. Activate Under Attack Mode

In addition, when the website is being attacked by hackers or irresponsible people, you can also activate Under Attack Mode. By clicking on " Enable I’m Under Attack Mode".
cloudflare settings in cpanel

How do you set up the Railgun?

Railgun is an optimization technology that functions to optimize website performance. Railgun in collaboration with CloudFlare will provide cache management so that the performance of your website is 200% faster. To activate Railgun, all you need to do is select the Home Menu in CloudFlare. Scroll down until you see a Railgun. Please activate the server by clicking Onon the section Connected to Website. Make sure Railgun State(Railgun status) is active!
cloudflare settings in cpanel

CloudFlare settings in WordPress

Are you a WordPress user? Is your website made of WordPress? Can CloudFlare run on a WordPress website? Yes, you can! You can enjoy all of CloudFlare's features on your WordPress website. However, before setting up CloudFlare, make sure you install the “ CloudFlare Flexible SSL ” plugin . This is done to minimize wp-admin errors after installing CloudFlare. For more details, please read How to Overcome the wp-admin Error After Installing CloudFlare .

 

Use of SSL on CloudFlare

If you are using the Free CloudFlare Plan, it will usually be directly integrated with CloudFlare SSL. To check, please login CloudFlare then click Home. Then click Menu Crypto and then on the SSL section, please select Full. Make sure the section Universal SSL Statusis green and it says Active Certificate. If the domain has other SSL installed, then SSL will still use CloudFlare's SSL as long as you are still using the CloudFlare Free Plan. If you want to use SSL from other vendors such as Comodo, GeoTrust, Digicert or GlobalSign, please use the CloudFlare Business Package.

Conclusion

Collaboration between CloudFlare and Railgun will be able to improve the performance of your website. Especially in cache management which sometimes drains server capacity. You can set up cloudflare in cpanel and easily set up Railgun via KincaiHosting's cPanel. To find out more about the ins and outs of CloudFlare, please read Understanding CloudFlare and How CloudFlare Works . Enjoy KincaiHosting's cheap hosting with the best features provided such as SSD usage, instant activation, money back guarantee and other essential features. Greetings, KincaiHosting! 😀

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