Cloudflare protects your website, but you still need to monitor what happens on it. Google Analytics tracks site performance and how customers interact with your articles. That tracking data needs to be accurate and timely, with no filtering. Cloudflare and Google Analytics are straightforward to use together, though their separate roles can cause some confusion. … Read more
Even a website that is working as you want can suffer an unexpected outage. If your hosting provider’s server goes down, preparation can only do so much. You have limited ways to bring the site back online yourself. Cloudflare backs up your site against unexpected web server downtime by caching and delivering pages. This keeps … Read more
If your Cloudflare server receives a request it cannot interpret, it returns Error 520: Web Server Is Returning An Unknown Error. Need a fix now? Click here to go straight to the troubleshooting steps. A program using excessive resources may need to stop, or too many visitors may overload the server. These are the usual … Read more
If Cloudflare cannot connect your server to your domain, your browser displays one of the 1xxx errors. One possible message is Cloudflare Error 1016: Origin DNS Error: An external domain that belongs in your control panel may be missing even when a Cloudflare A record or CNAME resolves correctly. Cloudflare cannot find your IP because … Read more
Cloudflare displays Error 524: A Timeout Error Occurred when it connects to a web server but receives no HTTP response after waiting: After opening a TCP connection to the origin server, Cloudflare normally waits up to 100 seconds for a response. Cloudflare uses HTTP to transfer data once that connection is established. Need the fixes? … Read more
Cloudflare uses rate limiting to protect online services from several types of attack. It can sometimes block valid requests too, displaying an error like this: Visitors who encounter error 1015 often leave the site. Resolve 1015 errors promptly to keep visitors on your website. (For the fixes without the rate-limiting explanation, Click here.) What is … Read more
A connection request that appears to threaten the site can trigger Cloudflare’s 1020 “Access Denied” error. Missing or outdated website information, or a server crash, can sometimes trigger error 1020 by mistake. What can you do to resolve Cloudflare Error 1020 Access Denied quickly? Start with the checks below. If your IP address is legitimate, … Read more
When your website refuses Cloudflare’s connection, Cloudflare returns an error 521 message. Firewalls or security software frequently cause this problem. The screenshot below shows the error. As with Cloudflare error 520, you can try several fixes for this error. To resolve error 521, first check what is causing it. What Causes the Error 521 Message? … Read more
A 502 Bad Gateway resembles a busy signal on the web. It points to a problem with the website’s server rather than your computer or internet connection. Cloudflare can also trigger a 502 Bad Gateway error when it cannot reach the origin server or its own services are down. The screenshot below shows the error. … Read more
Website uses an unsupported protocol. ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH. It’s frustrating to see this error, especially on your own website. The ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH error can appear even if you use the latest Chrome on a current Windows or Mac system. Older setups are more prone to it, but newer ones can have the same problem. Your browser is reporting … Read more
A Cloudflare 403 forbidden error can be frustrating. Updates made by your host or changes to your own settings often cause it. Try these possible fixes for 403 forbidden errors on your site. The cause of the Cloudflare error determines which fix to try on your site. Causes of 403 Forbidden Cloudflare Error? The following … Read more