In the previous post
(CloudFlare – A Free CDN service for bloggers), I had explained you about
Content Delivery Network (CDN) and key features of CloudFlare, which make this
CDN service different from other CDN services.
In this post, I am telling
you about how to setup a CDN setting
of CloudFlare on your domain.
To setup the CloudFlare CDN setting on your domain, you just
have to follow these simple steps as given below…
STEP 1:
Before installing CloudFlare CDN setting,
you should create an account in CloudFlare database.
STEP 2:
After creating the account in CloudFlare, login and enter the URL of your
website in given box as shown in the image.
STEP 3:
Then click on “Add Website” button to
setup the setting.
STEP 4: After
that, a list of DNS records arrives in front of your screen, set up CloudFlare
setting as per your convenience, then hit on “I’ve added all missing records, Continue” button.
STEP 5:
After this a page appears on screen with a lot of options, fill it as given
below
Choose a Plan – Free- $0/month
Performance – CDN + Full Optimizations (bleeding edge
speed)
Security – High
Then, press on “Continue” button.
STEP 6:
After this, CloudFlare asks you to change the name server of your DNS provider.
Change it.
Then, Click on “I’ve updated my nameservers,continue” button.
Congratulations! You've
successfully completed the setup of your domain. In a few minutes, the
CloudFlare CDN service starts on your domain.
Note:-
If you get any problem in any
JavaScript file on your website, you can remove it from CloudFlare CDN setting by adding data-cfasync=“false” after each script
attribute as given below.
<script data-cfasync="false"
type="text/javascript" src="my.js" />
If you have any queries
related to this post, you can ask me by commenting in the comment box.
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