Cloudflare - How to redirect non-www to www URL?

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Good afternoon!

I’m experiencing a lot of bot attacks that are overloading my payment gateway, and I was advised to migrate my DNS to Cloudflare. I managed to point the DNS, but I’m having trouble redirecting the URL without “www” to the version with “www”.

My URL is https://www.lojacaos.com.br/

Does anyone know how I can do this?

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Hey @gabrieltelesc, how’s it going? Have you already tried the steps below?

If you prefer, check out a community tutorial: Redirect example.com to www.example.com

To redirect the URL without “www” to the version with “www” on Cloudflare, you can create a redirect rule in the Cloudflare dashboard. Here’s a step-by-step guide to solve the issue:

1. Access the Cloudflare dashboard

  • Log in to your Cloudflare account.
  • Click on the domain you want to configure (in this case, lojacaos.com.br).

2. Configure DNS

  • Make sure you have set up an A or CNAME record for the root domain (without “www”).
  • The record for @ (root domain) can point to the same IP or destination as “www”. The important thing is that it’s configured.

3. Create a Page Rule

  • In the Cloudflare side menu, select Rules > Page Rules.
  • Click Create Page Rule.
  • Configure the following rule:
  • URL to be redirected: lojacaos.com.br/*
  • Action: Select Forwarding URL.
  • Redirect Type: Choose 301 (permanent redirect).* Destination URL: https://www.lojacaos.com.br/$1 (the $1 preserves the path and parameters from the original URL).

Save the rule.

Additionally, there may be an issue with the Proxy in Cloudflare:

DISABLE THE CLOUDFLARE PROXY

How to disable the proxy in Cloudflare

ISSUES WITH CYBER ATTACKS
For issues with cyber attacks, there are some actions you can take. See below:

Best practices against cyber attacks

Let me know if it works for you.

Cheers,
Estevão.

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