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People using Cloudflare, are you still happy with it? Would you consider any self-hosted alternative? (discuss.online)

submitted 9 hours ago by kiol@discuss.online to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/30840627

Genuine question, so please don't be mean to whoever responds. Better to learn than to judge.

Curious if people who are on Cloudflare are considering any selfhosted alternatives? If not, interested to hear what is a deal breaker in regards to using a service besides Cloudflare. I do hear a lot of praise for Cloudflare when facing DDOS, and always happy to learn more!

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[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 38 points 9 hours ago (9 children)

Yup, happy. A 3 hour outage once in a blue moon really isnt a big deal. Especially when I pay $0.

I host a website for my partners business, and as I pointed out to them, while their website is down right now, so is everyone else's, so not really losing customers.

[–] kiol@discuss.online 6 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

So, are you using a domain you've registered for the site with cloudflare?

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago

I bought a domain from NamesCheap for less than $5 USD, and used the Cloudflare issued nameservers. Cloudflare does not require you to purchase a domain through them, but they do require you to use their nameservers for obvious reasons.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Yes. I bought the domain through them, to keep it all nice and simple.

[–] HelloRoot@lemy.lol 1 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

you bought one? Like in - one time payment with infinite time ownership?

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 20 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

There are no domains that are infinite time ownership (AFAIK, please correct me if I'm wrong), but its pretty close to ownership. I have the rights to the domain for 10 years, and I get first dibs on renewal after that. So its sorta renting/sorta owning?

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Like in - one time payment with infinite time ownership?

It's like paying off and owning a house. Sure, you own it, but quit paying state taxes (assuming US, or Council Tax and Business Rates for UK etc) for a very long time and find out what happens. LOL

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