> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://info.techup.live/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://info.techup.live/admin-instructions/tooling-and-software/cloudflare.md). # Cloudflare ## Creating a Cloudflare account Follow the instructions in this page below to create your Cloudflare account. {% embed url="" %} ## Registering a Domain Name (also known as buying a domain name) ### 1. Login to Cloudflare Dashboard ([dash.cloudflare.com](https://dash.cloudflare.com/)) and click on Register Domains in the sidebar

Click on Register Domains to bring you to this page

### 2. Type in a domain name of your choice and click purchase

Enter a domain name and click on purchase

### 3. Select a 1 year registration and fill in your registrant information

Select 1 year and fill in the registrant information section

### 4. Select the payment method of your choice

### 5. Click on Complete Purchase to buy your domain name

### 6. Congrats you've just purchased your domain name!

You should see this screen once you have purchased your domain name

## Linking my domain name to my web app (using the Sample Web App as an example) {% hint style="info" %} You should have already set up your Sample Web App before linking your domain name. If you have yet to do so, please follow the instructions here [Sample Web App](/programme-essentials/sample-web-app.md). {% endhint %} To link your domain name to the sample web app, there are three things you will need to do: * Enable full SSL/TLS encryption on Cloudflare * Setup Render to use a custom domain name for your Sample Web App * Setup Cloudflare's DNS to point to the Sample Web App deployed on Render ### 1. Go to Cloudflare Dashboard ([dash.cloudflare.com](https://dash.cloudflare.com)) and click on the domain name you purchased

### 2. Click on the SSL/TLS tab in the sidebar

### 3. Set the SSL/TLS encryption mode to Full

Select Full to change SSL/TLS encryption mode

Your SSL/TLS encryption mode should now be set to full

### 4. Go to Render Dashboard ([dashboard.render.com](https://dashboard.render.com/)) and click on your web app (in this example the sample web app is selected)

### 5. Click on Settings to Add a Custom Domain Name

Scroll down to the section on custom domains

You should see something similar, click on the copy icon to copy the onrender.com URL which will be used for the nest step

### 6. Go to Cloudflare Dashboard ([dash.cloudflare.com](https://dash.cloudflare.com/)) and click on your domain name

### 7. Click on DNS to go to the page to edit your DNS Records, then click on Add Record

Click on DNS in the sidebar then click on Add Record

### 8. Add a new DNS Record

Add a new CNAME record with the Target being the onrender.com URL you copied earlier in Step 5, then click Save

### 9. Go back to your Render Dashboard and click on Verify