Cloudflare

Cloudflare Redirect Cheatsheet

This guide explains how to set up redirects in Cloudflare to achieve the following:

1. Redirect your *.pages.dev subdomain to your custom domain.
2. Redirect www to your apex (root) domain.

Steps to Set Up Bulk Redirects in Cloudflare

1. Go to Bulk Redirects:

   • Log in to your Cloudflare dashboard.
   • From the main navigation menu, select Bulk Redirects.

2. Create a New Bulk Redirect List:

   • Click Create a new list.
   • Add the following redirects:

     1. Redirect from *.pages.dev:

        • Source URL: cyberthingsde.pages.dev
        • Target URL: https://cyberthings.de
        • Enable the following options under “Edit parameters”:
          • ✅ Preserve query string
          • ✅ Subpath matching
          • ✅ Preserve path suffix
        • Set the status code to 301 (Permanent Redirect).

     2. Redirect from www to Apex Domain:

        • Source URL: www.cyberthings.de
        • Target URL: https://cyberthings.de
        • Enable the following options under “Edit parameters”:
          • ✅ Preserve query string
          • ✅ Subpath matching
          • ✅ Preserve path suffix
        • Set the status code to 301 (Permanent Redirect).

3. Save and Deploy:

   • Save the list and create a new Bulk Redirect Rule.
   • Assign this list to the rule and activate it.

Below is an example screenshot of how your Bulk Redirect List should look: