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This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to connect a Blogger custom domain with Glo network, and it emphasizes the importance of using Cloudflare. Here's how:
Connecting your Blogger custom domain with Glo network can be challenging, but by following these steps, you can do it with ease. The steps are divided into three parts, and you'll need a Cloudflare account to complete the process.
Step One: Cloudflare Account Setup
1. Create a Cloudflare account with your email address and choose a memorable password. Verify your account using the email you received from Cloudflare.
2. Login to your account and input your blog address for scanning by Cloudflare. After entering your domain name, click on the "Add Site" button.
3. Select a plan for your domain name. It's recommended to choose the free plan for one domain name at a time.
4. After selecting the free plan, scroll down and confirm it. Cloudflare will scan your domain and display your A Records and CNAME records. Ensure you double-check it before moving to the next step.
5. If the previous step is successful, Cloudflare will show your current DNS names and provide you with the ones you will change them with. Copy the two DNS names on your clipboard or write them down.
Step Two: Connecting Your Domain Registrar Account
1. Login to your domain registrar account and look for the domain you want to connect with Blogspot.
2. Click on the "Manage" button in the domains dashboard.
3. Scroll down to "Name Servers" and select "Custom DNS."
4. Input the new DNSs provided by Cloudflare in the first step, respectively, and click on the green mark to save. If it's successful, it will take 48 hours for the new DNS to propagate.
5. Go back to Cloudflare on the last page, click continue, scroll down to click on "Recheck Name server." You'll receive a notification if it's successful. Congratulations! You're halfway there.
Step Three: Configuring Cloudflare
1. Click on "SSL/TLS" and follow the diagram below.
Change encryption mode to "FULL"
2. Click on "Speed" and follow the diagram below. Also, turn on the "Rocket Loader" option seen in the image below.
Under Speed, click optimization. Go to Auto Minify and enable JavaScript, CSS and HTML
Scroll further down and turn on "Rocket Launcher"
3. Click on "Cache" and follow the guides as shown in the diagram.
Go to 'configuration' under caching and toggle on "Always Online"
4. Click on "Page Rules" and follow the guide.
We are going to create 3 Page rules. Here's the first one (Replace YourDomain.com with your own domain. my own case is kratos.ng).
1.) Add a new page, Copy and paste this URL http://www.YourDomain.com/*. Then on the settings section, Select forwarding URL and 301 – Permanent Redirect. Copy and paste this URL as well https://www.YourDomain.com/$1. Save and Continue to the second page rule.
2.) Add a new page same as number 1 but, Copy and paste this URL https://YourDomain.com/*. Then on the settings section, Select forwarding URL and 301 – Permanent Redirect. Copy and paste this URL as well https://www.YourDomain.com/$1. Save and Continue to the second page rule.
3.) For the last page rule, Copy and paste this URL http://*www.YourDomain.com/*. Then the settings will be Always Use HTTPS or Always Online. You may not find this setting immediately, it means your domain is still propagating and can last from an hour up to 48 hours. Be patient and wait. Keep checking to know if its available.
It's essential to wait for two minutes for the DNS to fully change before refreshing the page to check if your website has been connected. If successful, congratulations!
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