Buying a Domain and Connecting it to Cloudflare for Use with your Home Server

[@bruno-vicious]

Update 2022. Cloudflare is now their own domain name registrar and email routing service on top of being a DNS service provider. I highly recommend getting your domain name through Cloudflare instead. I had Google as my registrar before and switching over to Cloudflare has been much cheaper and seamless. Everything is already integrated into Cloudflare. No need to modify NS records nothing like that. It's a big plus now and this just came out early 2022.

[@christian2809]

Thank you! Do you happen to know which parts of the tutorial are still applicable? I just bought my domain directly from cloudflare.

[@tylercgarrison]

glad you're doing this series! It will be very nice to be able to reference back to previous videos rather than go through everything each time. Keep up the amazing work! I finally have some extra cash which ill be sending your way! cheers!

[@pascaldufour9275]

This channel deserves bigger audience. Spread the word

[@teddydov]

Love your videos - I just bought a domain name last week and am having so much fun with it!

[@bjoerknes]

Good video. Thank you! Looking forward to the new videos about reverse proxy.

[@zootnanny3451]

Thanks Spaceinvader one!!! great video, looking forward to the remainder of the 'Beginner Series'. regards and stay safe .......

[@chrisumali9841]

Thanks for the info and demo, have a great day

[@CyrusDemar]

Nice Space Invader. Great idea, bringing up basic knowledge. There is too little quality out there. Most out there just give it one broad stroke explaining everything and move on to the advanced stuff. Keep it up! I love your channel.

[@Awoody002]

Wonderful thanks. Looking forward to the next in the series

[@rallygallery]

Great video Ed. Will grab a domain for my Unraid server use. Look forward to the new video series.

[@rallygallery]

Done! Domain name for your videos created and ready! Our youngest son is wanting a self hosted Minecraft server so can't wait for the next instalment. Plus, the reverse proxy and Pfsense videos. Your Pfsense videos 12 months or so ago prompted me to set that up also as did your general unRaid videos took me down the unRaid path 3 years ago!! Great channel and keep up the superb work.

[@JuanLopez-db4cc]

Already liking this upcoming series! Thanks!

[@Aceriz]

Would be great to see how you might setup nginx proxy manager with the benefits of geoip2 blocking and fail 2ban. Also another great video as always

[@andygonzalez7012]

THANK YOU. I have been searching for why I would want a domain name for my pfsense box. Nothing explained it quite fully as you have here.

[@mattbaxter3170]

Great video as always. Cant wait to start using my new domain name with all my docker containers. I just setup a mineos docker for my kid last night so the timing is perfect.

[@justangvano]

Great video! I'm really looking forward to seeing more in the beginner series.

[@luis1985]

Awesome like always! Can't wait for the next vids!

[@IBRACORP]

Nice video mate :)

[@wavex_official]

Your video was good too

[@iamrage4753]

@@wavex_official which video?

[@astrortv8780]

I am having problems with NextCloud and really need the video about how to setup swag using the domain concept here...

[@CharlieRunnalls]

First and another great video! 😁👍

[@SpaceinvaderOne]

Thanks charlie :)

[@Alex-os5co]

Fantastic, I've always wanted to do this but never been sure how. Thank you

[@SpaceinvaderOne]

Your welcome Alex, I am glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching :)

[@Snowdrop1984]

Great video! Thanks for creating this playlist

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

This is INCREDIBLE content, Bruv!!!

[@Franky_1974]

Very usefull video. Thanx a lot. I‘m looking forward to the next videos. 😉

[@wavex_official]

IBRACORP did a video on this too. Good stuff all round

[@diewasserratte315]

Thank you for your help.

[@wartbump]

Great tutorial Ed. I was wondering are there advantages of transferring a domain to CloudFlare ?

[@cgreever1]

Cloudflare is a registrar. They don’t have all the TLDs but cheap domains.

[@kenzieduckmoo]

Cloudflare is one of the bigger DNS networks, especially in the US

[@cgreever1]

@@kenzieduckmoo yes, in addition to the DNS and WAF offerings, you can buy domains from them.

[@syotos8643]

Are the pfsense tutorials dead?

[@MrMischelito]

A huge help - as usual. ;-) Thank you!

[@gregoryv3147]

.uk at the start just casually chilling in China

[@user-wv3re3tj7q]

thanks - your're the best!

[@succuvamp_anna]

Hey Space Invader, you should totes do a tutorial for the new iSCSI and Wireguard in 6.9.

[@SpaceinvaderOne]

those two videos are coming soon :)

[@mustafakhoja1]

@@SpaceinvaderOne Can you please advise what is the role of Cloudfare, why did we ended up using it, your video is great i love it, it has taught me a lot but was curious to understand cloudfare's benefit and purpose

[@DJWoods]

Thank you so much for this one!

[@TokominoOG]

Am I stupid but isn't it possible to get the same result with duckdns instead of buying a domain?

[@Goldmaster]

9:52 any tips on choosing domain name? Surly you would want one thats not so easy to guess its yours, but easy to type?

[@jacobbeville5293]

My domain I just bought is showing up as not a registered domain on Cloudflare. Any ideas on how to fix?

[@iamrage4753]

Which video is the followup for creating subdomains etc for different home hosted services?

[@CEYoung-vo1ft]

will you please cover in those videos extra that can show work arounds for people that are 443 and 80 blocked. Love the videos but this is something that i am sure many people like fight with with our ISP....

[@RupertoCamarena]

Mr @spaceinvader could you explaint how to configure the chevereto fotos Home Server in unraid? I did Install It but i becomme Error un the setup with the Mariadb DB. Thanks in Advance 👋

[@myozone]

You mentioned reverse proxy for http and https, but will an SRV record work for website traffic on another server?. i.e. server.com goes to the main web server and test.server.com goes to another IP hosting another site entirely.

[@domenicsabol7173]

Thanks for all the great work, it's so incredibly helpful! Can you please show us how to upload a Cloudflare origin certificate to swag to enable strict SSL/TLS?

[@Icekronik]

Great video but I'd stay clear off go daddy regardless of affiliation or not. They are known to snipe domains away and their tech support is not great. Instead use namecheap for example. Have multiple domains with them and they are very professional.

[@Dexter-fo2pk]

My root domain A record in cloudflare wasnt set automatically when I changed my name servers over. What IP is supposed to go in there?

[@robertkennedy268]

Another great video! One problem I ran into: NAT Reflection on PFsense. I previously had all my CNAMEs through google domains and never had an issue using Pure NAT. However, after switching to cloudflare, my services no longer work internally (sporadically work/don't work). Thoughts?

[@mahersmith3918]

Awesome video. Thanks ED

[@SpaceinvaderOne]

Glad you enjoyed it Maher :)

[@TariqNiazi]

Excellent! Thank You!

[@garygriffiths2487]

Epic and shared.

[@brandontodd3548]

Where is the next video???

[@ustrucx]

First time I hear of this solution to blocked port 80 for lets encrypt, saying this piece of information is for beginners offends me (j/k I'm not offended, but pissed cause I never heard this anywhere else), please keep making these videos.

[@curtis2788]

Man i love your videos... but how to proceed after that ? how do i continue with reverseproxy and subdomains?

[@IchBinBoss]

thanks:D Actually I think cloudflare is a great thing for home server. Anyhow Iam new in that scene and have some trobules.. I would be very thankful for a complete CloudFlare Home Server solution. That means that no-static-IP will get updated through Cloudflare and not Duckdns. Also all subdomains will be setup in cloudflare. If possible then subdomains should be proxied. And Iam sure there are many things more which can be done with Cloudflare :D Right now my setup works, but my WAN IP is "leaked"

[@IchBinBoss]

also Plex on Cloud Tutorial with Direct Streaming from Cloud would be great. I have used your rclone tutorial and mounted my GDRIVE. The only issue is that my upload speed is very bad. I am trying to direct stream from Gdrive :)

[@SpaceinvaderOne]

There will be a alot of follow on videos to this re cloudflare etc

[@IchBinBoss]

@@SpaceinvaderOne Nice thanks :)

[@D4w2010]

Would it be possible to use a domain purchased from unstoppable domains?

[@serchbey]

Hi, thanks for your video, just one question and hopes some one can answer: my IP is static, so would Cloudflare be enough to have my DNS and connect my webbserver to their domain?

[@FrostyButters]

I love your videos Spaceinvader One! What's the advantage to using Cloudflare over GoDaddy for controlling subdomains?

[@Goldmaster]

Godaddy are dam expensive

[@EmteeSkull]

I've watch a few videos now. I can't afford a monthly payment but I hope 50 quid(is that right) helps you out!

[@Akbar_Friendly_in_Cherno]

Why would one use cloudflare for this? What does it mean that "cloudflare is protecting my server?"

[@iBoolGuy]

Hello, before I get into this I had a question. I'm coming to this because I wanted to host a domain that I want to use for nextcloud, according to your other video. My question is, I want my Plex server (hosted on the same unraid) to be up 24/7 (it keeps going down and disconnected a lot, if electricity goes down (I'll get a UPS), when the home's IP changes, if the router changes IP's). I'm basically never able to keep Plex up, I still haven't figured that out, so the question, is this domain I'm about to host going to "conflict" somehow with the Plex stuff? Or.. can I use this domain to also benefit Plex? Or are those two completely separate matters? edit: oh my god :O this IS the answer!

[@shansen008]

Can you elaborate on this? Im trying to set up nextcloud and plex just as you have.

[@iBoolGuy]

@@shansen008 I thought I replied to you but seems my comment didn't go through, what are you trying to achieve and what do you need?

[@shansen008]

@@iBoolGuy Ive got mine up and running. Still working on some small issues with containerized nextcloud, like large file size uploads, and getting collabora to work. I set up my own domain with reverse proxy for nextcloud, and it has not effected Plex at all, just FYI.

[@omaral-taee3366]

Thanks for the video, Can I use it if I have a dynamic ip? Thanks

[@SpaceinvaderOne]

Yes, you can still use the steps in the video even if you have a dynamic IP address. You'll just need to make sure to update your DNS records with your new IP address whenever it changes. Cloudflare has tools to help with this, so it shouldn't be too difficult. Good luck!

[@Ex_impius]

Can you do a video on setting up an IPFS node and also getting it working behind a reverse proxy?

[@Ex_impius]

in UNRAID of course. I got it working as a node but i couldn't get Brave Browser to access it as a gateway

[@bales1569]

is it normal for godaddy domains to renew for over $100? How do I keep it down below $10?

[@timwillan3223]

I thoiught .co.uk was a TLD because .co exists as a separate TLD and that everything to the right of the name was the TLD and to the left was the subdomain

[@KylinFinley]

Can't wait for the reverse proxy videos. I've wanted to ditch swag, but I'm not sure about setting up nginxproxy

[@craigdavo]

Nginx Proxy Manager is awsome. So easy to setup and the gui is fantastic.

[@wavex_official]

@Kylin Finley Check out IBRACORPs video on NPM

[@craigdavo]

@@wavex_official why? I've had it running for years... it not me that needs the help.

[@wavex_official]

@@craigdavo Sorry my bad, fixed!

[@craigdavo]

@@wavex_official no probs. Thanks anyways.

[@uByte2]

Other than Cloudflare being better why not just use GoDaddy for the DNS?

[@Goldmaster]

You could, but cloudflare as the ability to hide your servers public ip address so no one can workout hwere your server is located and can block ddos attacks

[@canadianryan3875]

My wife wants to know why I just bought a domain 🤷

[@zera9579]

Ahh I got round that problem by naming it after my dog xD

[@alexsinbb]

Highest like ratio on You Tube… somehow always like 4 dislikes. Jerks.

[@needmoreprivacy4947]

Warning! This only works for dns names you use for web. If you need ssh or imap or wireguard access, CF will not proxy those and you will be locked out. Also, godaddy is evil, they cancel domains they disagree with politically. Do not use godaddy.

[@Goldmaster]

r/mapswithoutnz

[@iBRCKsHD]

if you cant do this, then you dont even deserve a domain, this is probably the easiest thing ever

[@mrjnuts1]

can you please make a video of how to set up one of the ddns dockers on unraid. for dynamic A record tracking. not everything can be a cname record pointing to duckdns.org sadly.

[@Banner1986]

If you're having any issues with setting it up, check out ibracorp's video on the subject. Most of his stuff is more advanced and I wouldnt recommend it for folks who weren't already familiar with most of the topics, but the ddns cloudflare setup one is pretty short and sweet.

[@IBRACORP]

@@Banner1986 Cheers!