#Get Started - With CloudFlare (recommended)
#Domain
We do not provide domain renting or purchasing services. For domain acquisition, we recommend utilizing platforms like Namecheap. Once you have acquired your domain, you will need to connect it to CloudFlare. If you require assistance with this process, please reach out to the support team of the platform from which you purchased the domain.
#Getting Started with Our Control Panel
Once you have connected your domain with CloudFlare, you can proceed to purchase a web hosting plan from us. If you've already completed this step, fantastic!
Navigate to our client area to access the control panel.
Select the service/domain in question.
Click on "log in to panel".
Click on "integrations".
Hover over CloudFlare and click on "manage".
Click on "add".
Fill in the name field with your domain name, and click on the link.
IMPORTANT
You may be asked to log in to your CloudFlare account. If you have followed the steps from your domain provider, you should have a CloudFlare account.
Click on "Create".
Click on "Use template".
Select the domain in question in that exact field.
Click on "Continue to summary" and then on "Create Token".
Click "copy".
Go back to the HEO Systems control panel and paste the token in the field. Click on "Save".
Click on "Websites" and click on the domain in question.
Click on "Domains".
Click on the domain in question.
Click on "Select API token" and click on the name you gave your token. If you followed this tutorial, it should be your domain name.
This warning is only for people who have used this domain in CloudFlare. If this is your first domain on CloudFlare, you can just ignore it.
An important note for users who have used CloudFlare in the past:
- If you have existing DNS records in CloudFlare for the domain in question, please add them in the DNS settings in HEO Systems. When continuing, every record at CloudFlare will be automatically removed to set up our services.
- You cannot change DNS records of this domain in CloudFlare. DNS changes will be automatically removed. To change or add DNS records, please use the "Domains" tab in our web hosting panel.
- It may take up to 5 minutes for DNS changes to be synced up with CloudFlare.
#Congratulations!
You are done! Congratulations on setting up your domain with our hosting services correctly!