# Discourse with Cloudflare and Digital Ocean **URL:** \ **Category:** Self-hosting\ **Tags:** nginx\ **Created:** [August 5, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-cloudflare-and-digital-ocean/320099 "2024-08-05T01:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![lilacbull](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilacbull/32/437639_2.png) [@lilacbull](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lilacbull)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-cloudflare-and-digital-ocean/320099/3 "2024-08-05T23:40:05Z")
I’m not sure if that’s a rhetorical question. I was trying to follow the recommendations laid out here under Best Practices. [https://community.cloudflare.com/t/using-discourse-with-cloudflare-best-practices/602890](https://community.cloudflare.com/t/using-discourse-with-cloudflare-best-practices/602890) I’m new to Discourse and this installation. If there is a How-To for ensuring I can properly turn on Full (Strict), that’s what I am looking for. If there is no need for such a step, then I am open to reviewing anything else that I should do to follow “Best Practices” EDIT: After considering ljpp’s brief and insightful remark, I reviewed the Discourse installation instructions. I want to point out under the heading 11. (Optional) Add More Discourse Features, the How-To that I was looking for was under “Paid HTTPS / SSL support?” Once I followed those steps, I EASILY managed to turn on Full (Strict) and I am pleased with the results. I did not draw a connection that this was what I was looking for. I was accustomed to self-hosting projects as a hobbyist, and I am now enjoying the learning process for Discourse. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-with-cloudflare-and-digital-ocean/320099)._