HuskerGarrett
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This is probably a very stupid question, but I’ve been searching and reading and can’t really figure it out. What exactly is cloudflare? Can someone explain it to me? Is it worth it?
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Suzanne O
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@digitalpoint knows about it. Have tagged him so he will help you
HuskerGarrett
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Thank you!
HuskerGarrett
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Thank you! That page is really helpful. Probably another stupid question - it doesn’t replace my host, so how is it installed? Through the host?
HuskerGarrett
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Got it! Thank you
TPerry
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I use them for my DNS services for my domains, and as a CDN and DDOS protection service.
They also have the ability to set up rules to block certain known bad actors from even hitting your site, block tor access (or use challenges to prevent minimize bots coming in via TOR nodes).
I use DigitalPoints CF add-on... and it's very helpful for tuning it for your site.
xenforo.com
It also gives you some performance info in the main ACP page
They also have the ability to set up rules to block certain known bad actors from even hitting your site, block tor access (or use challenges to prevent minimize bots coming in via TOR nodes).
I use DigitalPoints CF add-on... and it's very helpful for tuning it for your site.
[DigitalPoint] App for Cloudflare®
Features Everything is available from within XenForo (you do not need to go to Cloudflare for things) via the Cloudflare API. This allows you give admins permission to do certain things (for example block IP addresses within Cloudflare without...
xenforo.com
It also gives you some performance info in the main ACP page
HuskerGarrett
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Thank you! I’ll probably try to get this all set up tomorrow. Is the $20/month option typically fine for a forum with this trafficI use them for my DNS services for my domains, and as a CDN and DDOS protection service.
They also have the ability to set up rules to block certain known bad actors from even hitting your site, block tor access (or use challenges to prevent minimize bots coming in via TOR nodes).
I use DigitalPoints CF add-on... and it's very helpful for tuning it for your site.
[DigitalPoint] App for Cloudflare®
Features Everything is available from within XenForo (you do not need to go to Cloudflare for things) via the Cloudflare API. This allows you give admins permission to do certain things (for example block IP addresses within Cloudflare without...
It also gives you some performance info in the main ACP page
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HuskerGarrett
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Awesome. Thanks for all of your help
digitalpoint
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Already been answered, but Cloudflare can do a lot of great things for your site for free. Unless you have a specific reason to go to a paid plan, the free tier is all you need.
Generally Cloudflare can make your site faster and more secure than it would be without.
Generally Cloudflare can make your site faster and more secure than it would be without.
dvsDave
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Also, Cloudflare Turnstile is the best replacement for a CAPTCHA out there right now. You don't need your site running on Cloudflare to use either. (you did till about 2 weeks ago) https://www.cloudflare.com/products/turnstile/ and the option to use Cloudflare turnstile is in your admin control panel. Setup-> Options-> Basic Options.
digitalpoint
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What is annoying about it? Because normally you don't have to do anything (not even click a checkbox). You can see it in-use here:
Contact us
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There's even a mode where it's completely hidden (you don't even see the box).
Some of the sites implements it before rendering page itself to fight bots, often when i have to fast check info from my bookmarked link - it is annoying to have to wait for turnstile while that page could have already loaded, often my mobile device even asks to fill checkbox.
You might call me grumpy but it is for me.
digitalpoint
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That's not (exactly) Turnstile. That's the site forcibly injecting a managed challenge page to their normal content, and the challenge page happens to use Turnstile. So that's on the site owner, not Turnstile that's causing the delay.
Personally, I think it's rather pointless (and like you... somewhat annoying) when they do it, but it's a firewall thing (not a Turnstile thing). It's the site owner doing it via firewall setting, not Turnstile.
Turnstile is the link I gave before (the contact form here). Managed challenges just happen to use Turnstile to verify if someone is a human, but it's not Turnstile itself that is injecting the page before the real page you want to see.
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