Setup domain name with CloudFlare - Webvideo
- Margarita Zavialova
- Lisa Shishkina (Unlicensed)
- Irina Gorborukova (Unlicensed)
- Scrile Manager
This method of domain name setup is recommended
Benefits of Cloudflare service
Website protection from DDoS attacks
Cached pages and content allowing faster load of pages.
This service is free and meets the basic requirements.
How to setup
Signup or login into your Cloudflare account: www.cloudflare.com
Click on Add a site
Enter your domain name that you want to use for your website and click Add a site button to continue:
The next step scroll down and choose free subscription - it is enough for the beginning
Cloudflare will scan existing DNS records, once completed make sure to remove record with your main domain in
Namecolumn andAinTypecolumn:Add new record:
Type:
CNAMEName:
@Target:
YOURSITENAME.DC.online-webcam.netProxy status: ON
Instead of YOURSITENAME.DC.online-webcam.net use the value received from our support
Example: sitename.eu.online-webcam.net or sitename.us.online-webcam.net
Add new record:
Type:
CNAMEName:
wwwTarget:
@Proxy status: ON
Replace NS records at your domain name registrar (ex. GoDaddy / Google Domains / etc), follow the instructions on Cloudflare page and assign new nameservers.
Example how it is done on GoDaddy (for other registrars follow this procedure may differ):
Go to
My Productspage: https://account.godaddy.com/products?go_redirect=disabledChoose your domain name and go to
DNSsettings page.Scroll down to
Nameserverssection and clickChangeClick on
Enter my own nameserversPut nameservers suggested by cloudflare and click save, confirming risk operation.
Return to the Cloudflare and click
Done, check nameservers. Wait up to 24 hour for new settings applied.Once everything is done, you will get confirmation on Cloudflare domain overview page:
Final step: go to SSL/TLS and choose Full
