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<h1 id="setting-up-a-free-ssl">Setting Up a Free SSL</h1>
<p>2018-08-07</p>
<p>I never had to worry about SSL certificates when I originally hosted my blog through Github Pages, but since switching over to Surge.sh I lost my ability to utilize <code>https</code> protocol.</p>
<p>Luckily, Cloudflare offers a very simple way to implement SSL on your website - and it&#8217;s free!</p>
<h3 id="ssl-in-3-easy-steps">SSL in 3 easy steps</h3>
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<li>You will need to have a Cloudflare account - you can setup one here. Be sure to select the &#8216;Free&#8217; pricing plan (unless you want some extras features)</li>
<li>Follow the process on updating your nameservers to the proper Cloudflare servers and wait for your domain to update the changes. (This can take up to 24 hours)</li>
<li>From the main Cloudflare dashboard navigate to the Crypto tab. Then under the SSL section, select &#8220;Flexible&#8221; from the dropdown.</li>
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<h3 id="enjoy-your-newly-secure-site">Enjoy your newly secure site</h3>
<p>That&#8217;s it! Give it a bit of time and soon your website will support <code>https</code> and best of all it costs you nothing!</p>
<p>I suggest checking out the other interesting features Cloudflare offers while your playing with the dashboard as well. They have a lot of impressive options that can really improve the overall performance of your site &#47; web app.</p>
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