Should I switch to Cloudflare?
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The Cloudron integration with DNS Provider APIs also handles all the necessary TXT records for you, which is kinda handy for email setup too.
@marcusquinn I use wildcards to my static IP personally but I could see the use in having email ready on the platform. I haven't touched Cloudron email yet.
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Personally, from a security standpoint, I would totally not recommend Cloudflare. Their model is literally performing a (authorized) man-in-the-middle attack on your traffic. They have access to all your data.
I'm not saying they're nefarious. I'm just saying that for the minute benefit they offer, I don't think it's worth it to add yet another entity to the chain of trust.
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Honestly, for free, I like it, and kinda some small protection in the event of attack but not much.
Otherwise Namecheap is pretty decent and has the Cloudron integration too.
AWS & Azure I loathe on many levels.
DNS Made Easy is paid but if you are fussy with interfaces might be a bit too techie and old-school, although the infrastructure seems solid.
DNSimple looks good, ranks well on performance, but it costs.
If I were you, I'd go Namecheap first, Cloudflare if you have a need for any of their specific features.
If you need or want CDN, then Bunny CDN, and I think they are launching a DNS service too, which may be interesting if it were CLoudron integrated too.
I also use Namecheap for my private Domains and I am very happy with them.
The initial "pain" with "Namecheap API Access" can be a put off, but the Namecheap live chat will help with that.
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Hey guys... so if we add something like BunnyCDN, which doesn’t integrate with Cloudron yet, everytime we add a new domain, we need to do all the DNS configs manually?
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Hey guys... so if we add something like BunnyCDN, which doesn’t integrate with Cloudron yet, everytime we add a new domain, we need to do all the DNS configs manually?
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@Lonk said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
I tried it before on their free plan and didn't like the interface and didn't feel the speed increases so I went back to just using my own registrar for DNS. But, I was curious if maybe I should switch and what some of the reasons people have for using it (aside from the reverse CDN it uses).
Many people use it because the reverse CDN is in free tier. I am not aware of any other CDN out there which is totally free as in beer. Hard to beat free
Also, for people hosting at home, their service is very useful if you want to hide the server IP.I haven't used it but someone elsewhere had suggested https://bunnycdn.com/ for low priced but good CDN.
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I also use Namecheap for my private Domains and I am very happy with them.
The initial "pain" with "Namecheap API Access" can be a put off, but the Namecheap live chat will help with that.
@BrutalBirdie What’s the initial pain of API access. I haven’t used them in years. But I use to use their API after they updated their interface and made it horrible - and started using their API for all my changes. I was building Wordpress integration into Namecheap actually - when adding or changing to a new domain in Wordpress Multisite, it would check my Namecheap and configure the DNS, just like Cloudron or if I didn’t own the domain, it checked it’s availability and offered to purchase it on Name heap and configure the DNS. All without leaving the Wordpress Web App.
It was amazing. But I have yet to make the same thing for NameSilo but I’m planning too. Their API is even better.
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Personally, from a security standpoint, I would totally not recommend Cloudflare. Their model is literally performing a (authorized) man-in-the-middle attack on your traffic. They have access to all your data.
I'm not saying they're nefarious. I'm just saying that for the minute benefit they offer, I don't think it's worth it to add yet another entity to the chain of trust.
@mehdi said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
Personally, from a security standpoint, I would totally not recommend Cloudflare. Their model is literally performing a (authorized) man-in-the-middle attack on your traffic. They have access to all your data.
I'm not saying they're nefarious. I'm just saying that for the minute benefit they offer, I don't think it's worth it to add yet another entity to the chain of trust.
That’s exactly how I feel. But I wanted to know if the benefit was worth the free so I’m glad you mirror my feelings and spoke into the negligible benefits.
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@BrutalBirdie What’s the initial pain of API access. I haven’t used them in years. But I use to use their API after they updated their interface and made it horrible - and started using their API for all my changes. I was building Wordpress integration into Namecheap actually - when adding or changing to a new domain in Wordpress Multisite, it would check my Namecheap and configure the DNS, just like Cloudron or if I didn’t own the domain, it checked it’s availability and offered to purchase it on Name heap and configure the DNS. All without leaving the Wordpress Web App.
It was amazing. But I have yet to make the same thing for NameSilo but I’m planning too. Their API is even better.
@Lonk said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
@BrutalBirdie What’s the initial pain of API access. I haven’t used them in years. But I use to use their API after they updated their interface and made it horrible - and started using their API for all my changes. I was building Wordpress integration into Namecheap actually - when adding or changing to a new domain in Wordpress Multisite, it would check my Namecheap and configure the DNS, just like Cloudron or if I didn’t own the domain, it checked it’s availability and offered to purchase it on Name heap and configure the DNS. All without leaving the Wordpress Web App.
It was amazing. But I have yet to make the same thing for NameSilo but I’m planning too. Their API is even better.
Oooo, I can think of a good use for that!
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@Lonk said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
@BrutalBirdie What’s the initial pain of API access. I haven’t used them in years. But I use to use their API after they updated their interface and made it horrible - and started using their API for all my changes. I was building Wordpress integration into Namecheap actually - when adding or changing to a new domain in Wordpress Multisite, it would check my Namecheap and configure the DNS, just like Cloudron or if I didn’t own the domain, it checked it’s availability and offered to purchase it on Name heap and configure the DNS. All without leaving the Wordpress Web App.
It was amazing. But I have yet to make the same thing for NameSilo but I’m planning too. Their API is even better.
Oooo, I can think of a good use for that!
@marcusquinn Unfortunately, their API had changed since I coded this and I haven't revamped it for their new API. But, tell you what, since I exclusively use NameSilo now and will be revamping my code to be "NameSilo compatible. I'll see if I can't add updated Namecheap API definitions so I can test it before moving out to porting my code.
Honestly though, despite being able to accomplish anything using the REST API synchronizing
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(all types) across single site installations - your business does sound like it may benefit from ease of development that Multisite deployment provides. Though, since like I said you can do this all through the REST API, if what you're already doing works, their are def cons to Multisite. The main benefit is ease of development and deployment and if you've already figured out your pipeline, you may never need to consider multisite. -
@marcusquinn Unfortunately, their API had changed since I coded this and I haven't revamped it for their new API. But, tell you what, since I exclusively use NameSilo now and will be revamping my code to be "NameSilo compatible. I'll see if I can't add updated Namecheap API definitions so I can test it before moving out to porting my code.
Honestly though, despite being able to accomplish anything using the REST API synchronizing
posts
(all types) across single site installations - your business does sound like it may benefit from ease of development that Multisite deployment provides. Though, since like I said you can do this all through the REST API, if what you're already doing works, their are def cons to Multisite. The main benefit is ease of development and deployment and if you've already figured out your pipeline, you may never need to consider multisite.@Lonk said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
NameSilo
Not heard of them before, and kinda tired of transferring so many domains over the years but if you recommend I might find time.
Seem to be a little cheaper? Anything else?
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@marcusquinn Unfortunately, their API had changed since I coded this and I haven't revamped it for their new API. But, tell you what, since I exclusively use NameSilo now and will be revamping my code to be "NameSilo compatible. I'll see if I can't add updated Namecheap API definitions so I can test it before moving out to porting my code.
Honestly though, despite being able to accomplish anything using the REST API synchronizing
posts
(all types) across single site installations - your business does sound like it may benefit from ease of development that Multisite deployment provides. Though, since like I said you can do this all through the REST API, if what you're already doing works, their are def cons to Multisite. The main benefit is ease of development and deployment and if you've already figured out your pipeline, you may never need to consider multisite.@Lonk We use a combo of
wp-cfmanddistributorplugins to achieve the same. The target it to have all site seed data checked into the repo as json. Not a fan of SQL script commits with the hazards from the order in which they're run.Open to idea but I think you'll like what you see. I can think of multi-site potential too - but would want to automate CDN setups so that each has it's own IP.
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Weird, Namesilo doesn't support .co.uk, just .uk
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@BrutalBirdie What’s the initial pain of API access. I haven’t used them in years. But I use to use their API after they updated their interface and made it horrible - and started using their API for all my changes. I was building Wordpress integration into Namecheap actually - when adding or changing to a new domain in Wordpress Multisite, it would check my Namecheap and configure the DNS, just like Cloudron or if I didn’t own the domain, it checked it’s availability and offered to purchase it on Name heap and configure the DNS. All without leaving the Wordpress Web App.
It was amazing. But I have yet to make the same thing for NameSilo but I’m planning too. Their API is even better.
@Lonk said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
@BrutalBirdie What’s the initial pain of API access. I haven’t used them in years. But I use to use their API
namecheap requires you to manually whilelist every IP that uses their API. He is probably referring to that.
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@BrutalBirdie What’s the initial pain of API access. I haven’t used them in years. But I use to use their API after they updated their interface and made it horrible - and started using their API for all my changes. I was building Wordpress integration into Namecheap actually - when adding or changing to a new domain in Wordpress Multisite, it would check my Namecheap and configure the DNS, just like Cloudron or if I didn’t own the domain, it checked it’s availability and offered to purchase it on Name heap and configure the DNS. All without leaving the Wordpress Web App.
It was amazing. But I have yet to make the same thing for NameSilo but I’m planning too. Their API is even better.
@Lonk said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
@BrutalBirdie What’s the initial pain of API access. I haven’t used them in years. But I use to use their API after they updated their interface and made it horrible - and started using their API for all my changes. I was building Wordpress integration into Namecheap actually - when adding or changing to a new domain in Wordpress Multisite, it would check my Namecheap and configure the DNS, just like Cloudron or if I didn’t own the domain, it checked it’s availability and offered to purchase it on Name heap and configure the DNS. All without leaving the Wordpress Web App.
It was amazing. But I have yet to make the same thing for NameSilo but I’m planning too. Their API is even better.
@girish said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
@Lonk said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
@BrutalBirdie What’s the initial pain of API access. I haven’t used them in years. But I use to use their API
namecheap requires you to manually whilelist every IP that uses their API. He is probably referring to that.
Yes and No.
My 'initial pain' was that the api access is locked for new users, there was a text like 'you need to have 50€ balance' or something strange restriction.
But after chatting with the live chat I told them I want to host SaaS Services (aka. Cloudron ) and need api access to automatically change domains.They had no problem with that and enabled it for me with no questions asked.
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@Lonk said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
@BrutalBirdie What’s the initial pain of API access. I haven’t used them in years. But I use to use their API after they updated their interface and made it horrible - and started using their API for all my changes. I was building Wordpress integration into Namecheap actually - when adding or changing to a new domain in Wordpress Multisite, it would check my Namecheap and configure the DNS, just like Cloudron or if I didn’t own the domain, it checked it’s availability and offered to purchase it on Name heap and configure the DNS. All without leaving the Wordpress Web App.
It was amazing. But I have yet to make the same thing for NameSilo but I’m planning too. Their API is even better.
@girish said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
@Lonk said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
@BrutalBirdie What’s the initial pain of API access. I haven’t used them in years. But I use to use their API
namecheap requires you to manually whilelist every IP that uses their API. He is probably referring to that.
Yes and No.
My 'initial pain' was that the api access is locked for new users, there was a text like 'you need to have 50€ balance' or something strange restriction.
But after chatting with the live chat I told them I want to host SaaS Services (aka. Cloudron ) and need api access to automatically change domains.They had no problem with that and enabled it for me with no questions asked.
@BrutalBirdie said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
My 'initial pain' was that the api access is locked for new users, there was a text like 'you need to have 50€ balance' or something strange restriction.
Ah, this is probably something new. We enabled is 3-4 years ago, when I guess they didn't have this restriction. Good to know they are friendly and enable it.
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@BrutalBirdie said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
My 'initial pain' was that the api access is locked for new users, there was a text like 'you need to have 50€ balance' or something strange restriction.
Ah, this is probably something new. We enabled is 3-4 years ago, when I guess they didn't have this restriction. Good to know they are friendly and enable it.
@girish said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
Ah, this is probably something new. We enabled is 3-4 years ago, when I guess they didn't have this restriction. Good to know they are friendly and enable it.
Same here, which was why I was confused. Btw, I may code another registrar integration for Cloudron down the road (2021), if you'll let me, I don't know how modular that part of the code is.
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@girish said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
Ah, this is probably something new. We enabled is 3-4 years ago, when I guess they didn't have this restriction. Good to know they are friendly and enable it.
Same here, which was why I was confused. Btw, I may code another registrar integration for Cloudron down the road (2021), if you'll let me, I don't know how modular that part of the code is.
@Lonk said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
Same here, which was why I was confused. Btw, I may code another registrar integration for Cloudron down the road (2021), if you'll let me, I don't know how modular that part of the code is.
That's quite easy. Just have to fill up the interface.js - https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/box/-/tree/master/src/dns
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@Lonk said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
NameSilo
Not heard of them before, and kinda tired of transferring so many domains over the years but if you recommend I might find time.
Seem to be a little cheaper? Anything else?
@marcusquinn said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
@Lonk said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
NameSilo
Not heard of them before, and kinda tired of transferring so many domains over the years but if you recommend I might find time.
Seem to be a little cheaper? Anything else?
A little cheaper, the developers work with me directly when I need a new feature (they're slow, but I get to talk to their actual web developers). And their API is more fleshed out. Oh, but the reason I switched aside from them being cheaper was that Private Registry was Free and I really wanted that. At Namecheap it was like $5 per domain or something which adds up with 60 domains.
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@Lonk said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
Same here, which was why I was confused. Btw, I may code another registrar integration for Cloudron down the road (2021), if you'll let me, I don't know how modular that part of the code is.
That's quite easy. Just have to fill up the interface.js - https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/box/-/tree/master/src/dns
@girish said in Should I switch to Cloudflare?:
That's quite easy. Just have to fill up the interface.js - https://git.cloudron.io/cloudron/box/-/tree/master/src/dns
As always, thanks for the guidance. Bookmarked your post to come back to later!
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