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This is why I love Cloudflare. Makes everything secure and faster... for free (not to mention how easy it is to make records and go into developer mode to purge

by sdan 7y ago

This is why I love Cloudflare. Makes everything secure and faster... for free (not to mention how easy it is to make records and go into developer mode to purge caching for a bit)

quickthrower2 7y ago
I found running the bash script to set up Let's Encrypt on a Digital Ocean box honestly easier than navigating through Cloudflare's admin web UI.
- sdan 7y ago
  I think it was certbot that was recommended by DO to use; I used certbot and it was super easy to setup, but at the moment I feel that Cloudflare's security, fast delivery, and analytics will keep me onboard until I can self host/do myself when I have a good amount of time.
avian 7y ago
Have you asked yourself how they can make everything free? What are their incentives? When they successfully centralized majority of DNS resolving, what could they do with that power? Keep in mind that even if their motives are pure at the moment, management and ownership of companies can change. Look a few years back and you’ll find similar enthusiastic comments about Google: they make everything better and for free. Everyone should use their search, everyone should move to GMail, etc.
- sdan 7y ago
  Good points. As others have said, I'll probably move off later on, but for now I intend to stay with them (similarly I've been with Gmail for a while and now moved off to stuff like Fastmail, hosting my own "dropbox", etc.). Primarily because for beginners it's a bit easier to setup everything without much hassle.
alacombe 7y ago
...as long as the target isn't getting too much negative exposure, and when this will happen (it will), they will happily block that resource.
- sdan 7y ago
  Good point. I think they crossed a line when they shut down controversial sites, which they shouldn't have, but at the same time it's easier for beginners to start out with everything.
pnako 7y ago
Well, it's not really free, government is funded using our tax money, but I get your point.

by sdan 7y ago

This is why I love Cloudflare. Makes everything secure and faster... for free (not to mention how easy it is to make records and go into developer mode to purge caching for a bit)

quickthrower2 7y ago

I found running the bash script to set up Let's Encrypt on a Digital Ocean box honestly easier than navigating through Cloudflare's admin web UI.

sdan 7y ago
I think it was certbot that was recommended by DO to use; I used certbot and it was super easy to setup, but at the moment I feel that Cloudflare's security, fast delivery, and analytics will keep me onboard until I can self host/do myself when I have a good amount of time.

avian 7y ago

Have you asked yourself how they can make everything free? What are their incentives? When they successfully centralized majority of DNS resolving, what could they do with that power? Keep in mind that even if their motives are pure at the moment, management and ownership of companies can change. Look a few years back and you’ll find similar enthusiastic comments about Google: they make everything better and for free. Everyone should use their search, everyone should move to GMail, etc.

sdan 7y ago
Good points. As others have said, I'll probably move off later on, but for now I intend to stay with them (similarly I've been with Gmail for a while and now moved off to stuff like Fastmail, hosting my own "dropbox", etc.). Primarily because for beginners it's a bit easier to setup everything without much hassle.

alacombe 7y ago

...as long as the target isn't getting too much negative exposure, and when this will happen (it will), they will happily block that resource.

sdan 7y ago
Good point. I think they crossed a line when they shut down controversial sites, which they shouldn't have, but at the same time it's easier for beginners to start out with everything.

pnako 7y ago

Well, it's not really free, government is funded using our tax money, but I get your point.