Cornershop uses Cloudflare to protect and speed up every website we launch. Your organization owns the Cloudflare account, and you invite us as a team member so we can set it up correctly. This takes about 10 minutes.
Cloudflare is a free service, though has paid tiers. Unless otherwise mentioned by your Cornershop project team, you should always sign up for the free tier.
Cloudflare does require access to your DNS. If you're not sure who manages your DNS, talk with your IT team or whoever manages infrastructure at your organization.
Before you start
- Pick the right email address. This email gets billing notices and is used for account recovery. If possible, use a shared address like web@yourorg.org or it@yourorg.org rather than one person’s inbox, so you don’t lose access when staff change. Cloudflare: Create account
- Already have a Cloudflare account? Skip to Step 3.
- Does an IT vendor or another partner manage your domain? Forward them this page, or ask them to invite data@cornershopcreative.com to your existing account.
Step 1: Create your free account
- Go to dash.cloudflare.com/sign-up.
- Enter your email address and a strong password.
- Click Create Account.
- If Cloudflare asks you to add a domain or choose a plan, you can skip this step. We’ll add your domain.
- Pick the free plan and we'll configure everything for you.
Step 2: Verify your email address
Cloudflare sends a verification email right after you sign up. Click the link in that email. You can’t invite anyone until your email is verified, so don’t skip this step. If you can’t find the email, check spam. Cloudflare: Verify email address
We also recommend turning on two-factor authentication to keep your account secure. Do this after you verify your email. Cloudflare: Two-factor authentication
Step 3: Invite Cornershop
- Log in to Cloudflare and open the Members page. You can find it under Manage Account → Members in the left menu.
- Click Invite members.
- In the email field, enter: data@cornershopcreative.com
- Under permission policies:
- Scope: Choose the entire account.
- Role: Choose Administrator. This lets us manage your website settings, but not your billing or account members.
- Click Create policy, then Invite members.
You’ll see our address listed as Pending until we accept the invitation. That’s normal.
Full Cloudflare instructions, in case the screens look different: Cloudflare: Manage account members and Cloudflare: Roles
Step 4: Let your project manager know
Reply to your project manager’s email to let them know the invitation is sent. We’ll accept it and confirm we can access the account.
What happens next
We’ll add your domain to Cloudflare, copy over your existing DNS records (including email settings), and configure security and performance settings. At launch, we’ll switch your domain over to Cloudflare. We’ll coordinate any steps that need your domain registrar with you ahead of time.