In xCloud, you can provide your own certificate and manage SSL/HTTPS. You can use the custom certificate from any 3rd party web application provider for security. Here, in this documentation, letโs explore how to use a custom certificate of Cloudflare with xCloud.
How To Use Custom Certificate Of Cloudflare With xCloud #
You can easily use a custom certificate of Cloudflare with xCloud. Here is a step-by-step guideline for your easy access. Follow the below steps to create and use a custom certificate of Cloudflare.
Step 1: Create A Certificate In The Cloudflare Dashboard #
Login to your Cloudflare dashboard. From the left side panel, go to the โOrigin serverโ tab from SSL/TLS dropdown. From the โOrigin Certificatesโ section, click on the โCreate Certificateโ button.
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You will get another screen. Here, provide CSR, choose Certificate validity, etc, and then click on the โCreateโ button. Your Certificate and Private Key have been created for Cloudflare.
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Step 2: Copy Origin Certificate And Private Key From Cloudflare #
Here, you will get the Origin Certificate And Private Key. Simply collect these by copying them one by one to provide in the xCloud dashboard.
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Step 3: Provide Certificate And Private Key In xCloud #
From the xCloud site dashboard, go to the SSL/HTTPS tab. Toggle on the HTTPS to enable it. Here you will get 3 options. Click on the โProvide your own certificate & manage it yourselfโ option. Now paste the Origin Certificate and Private Key that you collected from Cloudflare in the specific two fields. And, click on โOKโ.ย
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Note: #
# Ensure that Cloudflare fetches a fresh version of the files from your server by clearing the cached files. For this, go to the โConfigurationโ tab from the Cloudflare dashboard and then click on โPurge Everythingโ.
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# You need to keep the Proxy on in the Cloudflare dashboard. Go to DNS and then the โRecordsโ section and toggle on the Proxy Status.ย
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Thus you can easily use the Custom Certificate of Cloudflare with Xcloud
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