Top Tips for new CloudFlare Users

CloudFlare is a service that provides powerful underlying technology for DNS, caching, bot filtering, and more. Its goal is to make the service simple for users. After signing up with CloudFlare, ensure your DNS records are correct on the DNS settings page. Familiarize yourself with the CloudFlare Settings page where you can find optional features like Rocket Loader, security level settings, Development Mode, and Purge Cache. Install mod_cloudflare to get the original visitor IP and whitelist CloudFlare's IP addresses for proper website request serving. Bookmark CloudFlare's status page for system updates. The Pro service offers additional benefits such as faster subsequent page loads, Web Application Firewall protection, SSL compatibility, and more frequent stats updates compared to the free service.