{"id":1480,"date":"2023-11-17T06:47:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T06:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/random\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2023-11-17T06:47:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T06:47:23","slug":"cloudflare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matob.web.id\/random\/cloudflare\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Cloudflare? Function and How It Works"},"content":{"rendered":"

The speed and security of a website are things that must be considered when managing a website.\u00a0To be able to get both, you can use CloudFlare<\/a>.\u00a0Maybe some of you who have just heard the term CloudFlare will wonder what exactly is CloudFlare?.\u00a0What are its functions?\u00a0And how does it work?.<\/p>\n

Don’t worry, because in this article, we will also explain what CloudFlare is, its functions and how it works so that all questions and confusions that arise in your mind, especially for you beginners, will be answered immediately.<\/p>\n

By using CloudFlare, your website is guaranteed to be more secure from attacks or activities that can damage the performance of your website.\u00a0Apart from that, CloudFlare also offers a variety of useful services with the facilities provided.\u00a0The facilities that can be obtained when your website uses CloudFlare are mitigation of DDos attacks, analytics for all requests, and so on.<\/p>\n

What is Cloudflare<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Cloudflare\"<\/p>\n

Cloudflare is a network for content delivery where the Cloudflare network acts as a proxy to connect websites and visitors.\u00a0In other words, CloudFlare acts as a liaison between website servers and visitors.\u00a0Many people are interested in using CloudFlare because it can make website loading faster and also increase the security of a website.<\/p>\n

It is possible for a website to experience dangerous attacks by people who come to visit.\u00a0Did you know, website visitors themselves are divided into 3 types, namely:<\/p>\n

1. Visitor<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Visitors are real (human) visitors who visit your website.<\/p>\n

2. Robots and Crawlers<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Robots and crawlers are website visitors in the form of programs that aim to scan each website page and can consume large amounts of server bandwidth.<\/p>\n

3. Attackers<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Attackers, are visitors who have the aim of carrying out attacks on the website.<\/p>\n

CloudFlare Function<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"Cloudflare<\/p>\n

Many website owners use CloudFlare.\u00a0By using CloudFlare, the name servers will automatically follow the nameservers from the CloudFlare network.\u00a0This of course will make all activities on the website filtered and can be accessed more quickly.\u00a0CloudFlare itself has several functions, including the following:<\/p>\n

1. To Watch For Malicious Actions on the Website<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The first function of CloudFlare is to monitor malicious actions on websites.\u00a0In this case, CloudFlare’s role is to receive various access requests which will then be analyzed whether the website visitor is a malicious or harmless visitor.<\/p>\n

This can be seen from the IP, the source accessed, and how often you access your website.\u00a0If the visit looks like a threat then CloudFlare will then block it.\u00a0By using CloudFlare, your site can certainly be protected from malicious attacks.\u00a0You can also view the report on the CloudFlare dashboard.<\/p>\n

2. Redirect Visitors to the Fastest Connection<\/strong><\/h4>\n

CloudFlare will direct website visitors to the nearest data center.\u00a0This of course can speed up access to website loading faster than when not using CloudFlare.<\/p>\n

3. Proxy servers spread across a number of countries owned by CloudFlare<\/strong><\/h4>\n

able to direct visitors to the nearest server.\u00a0The speed of your website can be increased more accessed by visitors.\u00a0This of course can be very profitable for you because your website visitors can continue to increase.<\/p>\n

4. Filter Spam Comments<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The third function of CloudFlare is to filter out spam comments on your website.\u00a0By using third party personal data, CloudFlare is able to protect your website by filtering comments on your website.<\/p>\n

5. Offline Browsing<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Fourth, it allows visitors to continue to access the website in offline mode when hosting is experiencing problems.\u00a0Here CloudFlare acts as a static content cache for a website such as images, CSS, JavaScript, and so on.\u00a0When using CloudFlare, web pages are already in CloudFlare’s cache.<\/p>\n

6. Alerting Visitors when Their Computers Are Infected with Viruses<\/strong><\/h4>\n

CloudFlare’s next function is to warn visitors when their computer is infected by a virus.\u00a0CloudFlare will give a warning and advise visitors to immediately clean the virus that attacks their computer.\u00a0Visitors will usually be asked to enter a CAPTCHA when accessing your website.<\/p>\n

7. Providing Visitor Report<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The sixth CloudFlare function is to display visitor reports whether the visitor is a search engine robot, threats, and human visitor traffic.<\/p>\n

8. Reduce usage of Resource Server<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The last function of CloudFlare is to reduce the use of server resources, for example CPU usage<\/a> on hosting.\u00a0In addition, if there is a spike in visitors, the server load can be kept safe.<\/p>\n

How Cloudflare Works<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The way CloudFlare works is to protect and also speed up the website by means that when your website is registered and already on the CloudFlare server, all access to the website will go through CloudFlare first.\u00a0Automatically, CloudFlare will make data delivery on the website optimized so that the website has good quality speed and performance.<\/p>\n

CloudFlare will also block all threats and limit bandwidth-intensive bots and crawlers and website source servers.\u00a0The result you will get is an increase in the quality of security and speed.<\/p>\n

Cloudflare Integration on Hosting<\/h2>\n

\"cloudflare\"<\/p>\n

For users of hosting services, Cloudflare integration can easily be done directly through cPanel hosting with the following steps:<\/p>\n

1. Login to cPanel via Member Area<\/strong><\/h4>\n

First of all, please login to your cPanel account by accessing the\u00a0cPanel<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>menu\u00a0in the Member Area. Then, click\u00a0All Features\u00a0<\/strong>as shown in the image below:<\/p>\n

2. Selecting the Cloudflare Menu<\/strong><\/h4>\n

If you have entered the cPanel dashboard, look for the\u00a0Cloudflare\u00a0<\/strong>menu\u00a0in the\u00a0SOFTWARE\u00a0<\/strong>section\u00a0.\u00a0You can search for it by scrolling down or by typing it in the search field.<\/p>\n

3. Creating a Cloudflare Account<\/strong><\/h4>\n

On the Cloudflare integration page, please create a free account by clicking the\u00a0Create Your Free Account\u00a0<\/strong>button\u00a0if you don’t have a Cloudflare account yet.<\/p>\n

4. Filling in Cloudflare Login Details<\/strong><\/h4>\n

You will be directed to a new window and asked to enter your\u00a0email\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0password\u00a0<\/em>that you will use to login to Cloudflare.<\/p>\n

Make a password\u00a0<\/em>with a minimum length of 8 characters which is a combination of letters, numbers and special characters.\u00a0If you have found the right combination, don’t forget to click the\u00a0Create Account\u00a0<\/strong>button\u00a0to create an account.<\/p>\n

5. Add Site<\/strong><\/h4>\n

After entering the dashboard page, add your website domain by clicking the\u00a0Add site\u00a0<\/strong>button\u00a0.<\/p>\n

6. Choosing a Cloudflare Account Plan<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Next, choose a plan for your Cloudflare account.\u00a0In this tutorial, we will create a\u00a0free\u00a0<\/strong>account\u00a0that is reliable enough to prevent DDoS attacks.\u00a0Then, click the\u00a0Continue\u00a0<\/strong>button\u00a0to continue the domain integration process with Cloudflare.<\/p>\n

7. DNS Configuration Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In this section, you just need to check the DNS Records<\/a> configuration for your domain.\u00a0At this stage, you can immediately click the\u00a0Continue\u00a0<\/strong>button<\/p>\n

8. Changing Nameservers<\/strong><\/h4>\n

This stage is the most important in Cloudflare integration, you need to replace the nameservers in DNS Management with the specified Cloudflare nameservers.<\/p>\n

If so, click the\u00a0Done<\/strong>\u00a0button\u00a0, check nameservers\u00a0<\/strong>.\u00a0The nameserver replacement process is in the DNS propagation period and will take at least 1\u00d724 hours until activation is complete.<\/p>\n

Now, you can close the Cloudflare account creation window and login via the Cloudflare menu in cPanel.<\/p>\n

9. Login to Cloudflare<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Go to the Cloudflare menu in cPanel, then enter the login details for the Cloudflare account that you created earlier.\u00a0Don’t forget, click the\u00a0Login\u00a0<\/strong>button<\/p>\n

10. Enable DNS Records<\/strong><\/h4>\n

On the\u00a0Domains\u00a0<\/strong>tab\u00a0, make sure\u00a0your domain’s\u00a0A record\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0CNAME\u00a0<\/strong>are active.\u00a0If not, slide the toggle to\u00a0ON.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

11. Check Cloudflare Status<\/strong><\/h4>\n

If DNS propagation has been completed, you can see the status of your Cloudflare<\/strong> which was originally\u00a0pending to\u00a0<\/strong>be\u00a0active.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From what we have explained above, you certainly have a better understanding of CloudFlare.\u00a0If you have a website and want your website to have good quality speed and security, you can try using CloudFlare.<\/p>\n

By knowing the CloudFlare functions that we have explained above, of course you already have an idea of \u200b\u200bhow much benefit you will get if you use CloudFlare services.<\/p>\n

Hopefully the questions that arise in your mind when you hear the term CloudFlare can be answered after you read this article which discusses the function of CloudFlare and how it works.\u00a0If you want the speed and security of your website to increase, you can use CloudFlare as a solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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