Cloudflare is a third-party service which provides security and optimization for your websites on the internet. In order to use it with your hosting account, you would need to have an account with Cloudflare. Please make sure that your account is active and up-to-date before trying to attempt the following instructions for setting up Cloudflare with your InMotion Hosting website. The following tutorial will instruct you on setting up cloudFlare with your website.
Don’t forget to check on Cloudflare’s official documentation for the most up-to-date information about using Cloudflare
Configuring Cloudflare with your InMotion Hosting Website
- Login to the Cloudflare interface.
Navigate to the top of the page, then click on Websites.
You should see your website listed on your account. Select the website you wish to edit, then click on Continue Setup at the bottom right of the window.
As per the graphic at right, you will see the name servers that Cloudflare wants you to use. Take note of these name servers. You will need to use the Cloudflare name servers to update your nameserver settings in the Account Management Panel (AMP). If you did not register the domain with InMotion Hosting, then you would need to edit the name server settings with the domain registrar that is currently managing your domain. Once you have completed updating your name servers you will see a green button in the bottom right hand corner that says “I’ve updated my name servers, continue.” Click on this button to continue.
You will see a congratulatory message from Cloudflare at this point along with some recommendations. Make sure to review and follow their instructions. Your Cloudflare setup is complete at this point.
Remember that any DNS changes will incur some propagation time. This period of time before a DNS change takes place will normally occur within 24 hours.
Recommended Settings
Cloudflare provides many features and settings for its users. Below is a list of some of the recommended options that can be helpful for your website.
SSL
In order to enable end-to-end encryption, you will need to enable the Full SSL option in your Cloudflare SSL Settings. You will require SSL for your InMotion Hosting account, which we can help you install, and an SSL provided by Cloudflare. Make sure to contact Cloudflare support if you have trouble enabling SSL for your account.
DNS Settings
cPanel does not automatically update your DNS settings when you point your site to Cloudflare. This means you will need to make some DNS adjustments at Cloudflare. For example, if you want to have your email routed to InMotion Hosting, you will want to add some MX records to your Cloudflare setup.
- Log into your Cloudflare account
- Select your site from the dropdown menu
- Select DNS
Now you can copy the relevant records from your cPanel Zone Editor into Cloudflare.
Disabling Cloudflare
If you decide you don’t want to use Cloudflare anymore, you can point your domain nameserver information back to InMotion Hosting. Or, if you only want to temporarily stop Cloudflare service, you can use the “Pause” feature.
- Log into your Cloudflare account
- Choose Overview under the Advanced section
- Click Pause
Now you should have a better understanding of how to use your Cloudflare account. If you have any trouble with these options, you can contact Cloudflare support to walk you through some of their features. For DNS options in your InMotion Hosting account, feel free to leave a question here or conact our Live Support team.
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