CloudFlare hosting: Comparing Site Speed

Started by jesusbond, Oct 12, 2022, 07:38 AM

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I have a few websites with articles that bring in traffic and generate some income. However, simply using web hosting is no longer sufficient, and hiring a team of programmers can be quite costly.



My websites are focused on travel and are relatively simple, consisting mostly of static content. I write about the places I have personally visited and have created my own WordPress theme to ensure speed and convenience for my readers. While it started as a hobby, I am now striving to monetize my websites through affiliate programs such as TravelPayouts and Myrentacar, which I use only for trustworthy companies that I have personally verified.

While there are some drawbacks to affiliate programs, they generally help reduce the prices of tourist services and lead to more informative articles on the internet. As for building the infrastructure for my websites, it was a process of trial and error to ensure that they remain stable during seasonal traffic surges and occasional downtime of hosting providers.

Synchronization can be problematic, and it's uncertain whether a stable setup can be achieved without the help of a competent administrator. Configuration errors will likely occur more frequently than hosting failures, which can lead to crashes. To prevent data loss, backups are necessary, and I have implemented backups in four different locations.

While I have not measured the stability of my sites, these backups have saved me from a few hours of downtime. I conducted tests on two comparable sites, one with my infrastructure and the other without. Results showed that the crutches I used noticeably improved site speeds, especially for longer routes from web hosting to the user. The spread of values was quite large, and I am open to suggestions for a more objective way to compare site speeds.
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mishraviplav7877

The statement "if cloudflare falls, then half the Internet will fall and no one will need my blocky" is incorrect for a perfectionist, even though everything else said about DNS is accurate. Instead, a primary/secondary DNS system should be used for duplication.

This can easily be provided by normal DNS hosting services, as they have fully automated processes in place to transfer an entire zone with all records instantly and automatically from the primary to secondary server.
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akeelow

To handle high traffic loads, it is recommended to generate static pages from Wordpress using a generator that has been covered in previous articles. It's also suggested to use third-party comments and JavaScript-based counters/ratings, which can work without a backend. With a quick distribution of static HTML pages, it's unlikely that large hosting resources will be required.

For DNS services, Zilore is a recommendable option with its free tier that offers site monitoring and automatically switches to backup DNS in the event of unavailability. This service uses Failover IP with a minimum TTL of 600. The convenience provided by this service makes it a good choice for many users, including myself.
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vpnyadav

With regard to the quality of file transmission, CloudFlare is lagging behind other CDNs with a percentage of errors at 7.2%, compared to less than 1% for traditional CDNs according to www.cedexis.com/country-reports (as seen in the last graph). This discrepancy may be the reason for the dissatisfaction expressed by many commentators.

It's important to note that error percentages are not the only factor affecting the quality of work, and CloudFlare may have other strengths in its services that outweigh this particular weakness. Nonetheless, it's important for CloudFlare to address this issue to maintain its competitiveness in the industry.
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