Cloudflare Setup

Cloudflare provides excellent protection and performance benefits. Here is how to configure VideoCMS to work correctly behind Cloudflare.

1. DNS Configuration

1. Log in to your Cloudflare dashboard.
2. Go to DNS.
3. Create an A record (or CNAME record) for your domain:
   • video.example.com -> Your Server IP
4. Ensure the Proxy status is set to Proxied (Orange Cloud).

2. SSL/TLS Settings

1. Go to SSL/TLS > Overview.
2. Set the encryption mode to Full or Full (strict).
   • Full: Encrypts end-to-end, but allows self-signed certificates on your server.
   • Full (strict): Requires a valid trusted certificate on your server (e.g., Let's Encrypt or Cloudflare Origin CA).

3. VideoCMS Configuration

You need to tell VideoCMS to trust the headers sent by Cloudflare so that it correctly identifies the client's IP address and protocol (HTTPS).

1. Navigate to your VideoCMS config page (/my/config).
2. Enable Cloudflare Enabled: Set to true.
3. Trusted Proxies: If necessary, you can specify Cloudflare's IP ranges, but enabling the specific Cloudflare setting usually handles the standard headers.

4. Increase Upload Limits

Cloudflare's free plan has a limit on upload body sizes (100MB). VideoCMS uses chunked uploads to bypass this limitation for files, but you should ensure:

1. Max Upload Chuncksize: Set this to something smaller than 100MB (e.g., 50000000 for 50MB) in your VideoCMS config.
2. This ensures that large video files are split into small chunks that Cloudflare accepts.