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Cloudflare provides global CDN, DDoS protection, DNS, and security services for websites and applications. · Cloudflare · Networking

Overview

Cloudflare's free tier offers essential CDN, DNS, and basic security features suitable for most personal and small business websites, with easy setup and global coverage.

Good fit

Use Cloudflare when you need free CDN, DNS, and basic security for personal, portfolio, or small business websites.

  • personal websites
  • small business sites
  • static content delivery

Not a fit

Avoid if you need more than 5 custom WAF rules, or enterprise-grade support and SLAs.

  • enterprise security needs
  • custom firewall requirements
  • advanced analytics
Quickstart · 5 steps
  1. Sign up for a free Cloudflare account.
  2. Add your website domain to Cloudflare.
  3. Verify DNS records and update your domain's nameservers to Cloudflare.
  4. Wait for DNS propagation and confirm your site is active on Cloudflare.
  5. Configure basic security and performance settings as needed.

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