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SlickStack support for cloudflare.conf Nginx “real IPs”

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  • May 21, 2023 at 9:41 pm #5520
    Jack
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    Hi,

    so does SlickStack support cloudflare.conf Nginx module same like WordOps

    May 21, 2023 at 9:42 pm #5521
    Jordan
    Guest

    When is Cloudflare “real IP” actually needed for WordPress

    May 21, 2023 at 9:42 pm #5522
    Robert
    Guest

    is this Github issue resolved or pending action??

    https://github.com/littlebizzy/slickstack/issues/198

    May 21, 2023 at 9:44 pm #5523
    Jonathan
    Guest

    Yes the feature is now supported see the end of the linked GitHub issue it says:

    We've copied over /etc/nginx/conf.d/cloudflare.conf to /var/www/sites/includes/cloudflare.conf if that file exists on all SlickStack servers.

The following line is now added to nginx.conf in SlickStack:

include /var/www/sites/includes/cloudflare[.]conf;
    May 21, 2023 at 9:45 pm #5524
    Sara
    Guest

    This means that you shouldn’t add cloudflare.conf under /etc/nginx/conf.d/ directory anymore because SlickStack will auto-delete. Instead put that file under the new directory structure which is /var/www/sites/includes/

    May 21, 2023 at 9:45 pm #5525
    Philip
    Guest

    It is your responsibility (currently) to ensure cloudflare.conf is properly formatted because SlickStack will not validate the syntax for you

    May 22, 2023 at 10:51 am #5542
    Patrick
    Guest

    what is the purpose of cloudflare.conf ????

    August 7, 2023 at 10:01 am #7190
    Ryan
    Guest

    For those interested, SlickStack will soon have our own cloudflare.conf that is pre-formatted for everyone to use, and can be installed automatically:

    https://github.com/littlebizzy/slickstack/blob/master/modules/nginx/includes/cloudflare-conf.txt

    August 7, 2023 at 10:56 am #7191
    David
    Guest

    Here is the install script for it (coming soon):

    https://github.com/littlebizzy/slickstack/blob/master/bash/ss-install-nginx-cloudflare-ips.txt

    August 7, 2023 at 10:59 am #7192
    Amy
    Guest

    what is the purpose of cloudflare.conf ????

    It ensures that your origin server, security/analytics software etc can see the “real” IP address of users or bots visiting your website, instead of just the Cloudflare IP addresses… some devs use this for better stats or filtering etc.

    August 7, 2023 at 11:01 am #7193
    Mary
    Guest

    More info:

    https://developers.cloudflare.com/support/troubleshooting/restoring-visitor-ips/restoring-original-visitor-ips/

    August 8, 2023 at 2:13 pm #7226
    Maria
    Guest

    BOOM this is now 100% working in SlickStack, and the IP ranges are auto-updated using SlickStack’s built in cron job schedule…

    NGINX_CLOUDFLARE_IPS="true"

    Just make sure your ss-config has this line set to true

    And that’s it. Or you can manually run ss install nginx cloudflare ips if you want to install/update the cloudflare.conf manually. Or just reinstall SlickStack will also accomplish this also…

    August 8, 2023 at 2:13 pm #7227
    Stephanie
    Guest

    p.s. Some more discussion on this on our Discord server

    September 13, 2023 at 8:24 pm #8070
    Billy
    Guest

    I was waiting this a while, thanks guys—

    July 8, 2024 at 12:08 pm #25518
    Louis
    Guest

    Does SlickStack pretty much require Cloudflare to be used?

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