Need help with Cloudlfare

[Guest]

i have an Ubuntu server with Apache2 installed and was able to load the site via the local ip, and have the port forwarded (port 80) (router- Archer a6v2) to the computer

 

How do i setup the www.owakjidfokwj.com part? i have looked on google and youtube but i cant get anything working but i have managed to get SRV working (for 2 links)

 

 

any help?

[Eigenvektor]

You need to buy that domain name from a registrar and then have that point at your public (static!) IP address. If your IP address is not static, you need to use some service like no-ip.

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

You need to buy that domain name from a registrar and then have that point at your public (static!) IP address. If your IP address is not static, you need to use some service like no-ip.

i have got my domain (google domains) and the name servers setup. i have my IP Static

[Eigenvektor]

6 minutes ago, Nolanrulesroblox said:

i have got my domain (google domains) and the name servers setup. i have my IP Static

Then what exactly do you need help with? If you have a domain name on Google's DNS, you should only have to point that at your puplic static IP.

 

Also make sure your ISP isn't blocking those ports since they may not like you hosting your own site unless you have a business contract.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Eigenvektor said:

Then what exactly do you need help with? If you have a domain name on Google's DNS, you should only have to point that at your puplic static IP.

 

Also make sure your ISP isn't blocking those ports since they may not like you hosting your own site unless you have a business contract.

which port should i use? also i perfer clouldflare since i have the DDOS protection

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

Then what exactly do you need help with?

my root domain, i cant seem to get it to load my website each time i go to my domain it just says "ip not found"

[Eigenvektor]

4 minutes ago, Nolanrulesroblox said:

my root domain, i cant seem to get it to load my website each time i go to my domain it just says "ip not found"

Just to be extra clear, you have configured Google's DNS to point to your public IP address and your public IP address is static?

 

The ports depend on what you are trying to host. For http, the default port is 80, for https it is 443.

 

To use Cloudflare you'd have to sign up with them and tranfer your domain there: https://www.cloudflare.com/dns/

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

Just to be extra clear, you have configured Google's DNS to point to your public IP address and your public IP address is static?

 

The ports depend on what you are trying to host. For http, the default port is 80, for https it is 443.

 

To use Cloudflare you'd have to sign up with them and tranfer your domain there: https://www.cloudflare.com/dns/

i have transferred my domain to cloudflare.  i am trying to get my root domain (nrrinc.net) to work but nothing seems to work with it

[Guest]

now my issue is the site loads my router, but if i hit the router icon it goes to my main site. how do i make it default go to my main website?

[Eigenvektor]

By your router, you mean it shows your router's login page? Log in to your router and see if there's an option to disable login from external IPs.

 

Your router is probably hosting it's own management UI on port 80, so you may need to change that to be able to forward that port to your PC.

 

To be honest, I'd advice against hosting a web server at home. Get a cheap VPS.

 

Also, Cloudflare DNS on its own isn't going to protect you against DDOS. You need to use them as a reverse proxy.

[Guest]

22 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

By your router, you mean it shows your router's login page? Log in to your router and see if there's an option to disable login from external IPs.

 

Your router is probably hosting it's own management UI on port 80, so you may need to change that to be able to forward that port to your PC.

 

To be honest, I'd advice against hosting a web server at home. Get a cheap VPS.

 

Also, Cloudflare DNS on its own isn't going to protect you against DDOS. You need to use them as a reverse proxy.

i have managed to get everything working. it turns out if im not on my local network the Management UI doesnt show up. thank you for your help