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<div class="heading">SSL</div> | |||
This page explains how to setup your own domain name with a SSL certificate | This page explains how to setup your own domain name with a SSL certificate | ||
Showing the booking page securely requires using an SSL certificate for the secure https protocol. | Showing the booking page securely requires using an SSL certificate for the secure https protocol. | ||
Beds24 | Beds24 has a certificate but if you use your own domain with our certificate the browser will show a warning message becasue the certificate must match your domain name. | ||
Experienced network administrators can set the SSL up themselves using one of the options below: | |||
= Option 1: Using Cloudflare for SSL to open your control panel login= | |||
Cloudflare is only recommended for low traffic sites. | |||
This has been tested and works on the cloudflare.com free plan. | |||
1) Create an account for your domain at Cloudflare. | |||
2) Move your nameservers from your current host to Cloudflare. | |||
3) Setup your DNS at Cloudflare for all existing services at your domain and sub domains. Cloudflare will attempt to do this automatically. | |||
4) Add a CNAME record at Cloudflare for your private label domain or sub domain pointing to '''admin.beds24.com''' with proxy status = '''Proxied''' | |||
5) Go to the SSL/TLS menu in Cloudflare and change "SSL" = '''Full'''. | |||
6) Go to SSL/TLS -> Edge Certificates -> At Bottom page -> Enable Universal SSL | |||
7) Wait up to 24 hours and your domain should open with https:// | |||
8) Once https:// is working, go to the SSL/TLS -> Edge Certificates menu in Cloudflare and set "Always use HTTPS" = ON | |||
= Option 2: Using Cloudflare for SSL to open your booking page= | |||
Cloudflare is only recommended for low traffic sites. | |||
1) Follow all the steps above in "Using Cloudflare for SSL to open your control panel login" | |||
2) Go to the menu "Page Rules in Cloudflare | |||
3) Add a new rule and for "If the URL matches" enter your private label domain. | |||
4) Add the rule type "Forwarding Url" with "Permanent 301" type | |||
5) For the forwarding domain, enter your private label domain and add '''booking.php?propid=12345''' where 12345 is the property you want to open. You can open all properties with '''booking.php?ownerid=1234''' where 1234 is your Beds24 owner id number. | |||
for example https://my.private.domain.com/booking.php?propid=12345 | |||
= Option 3: Installing your own reverse proxy server= | |||
It is possible to do this yourself on your own server. | It is possible to do this yourself on your own server. | ||
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These instructions are for a LAMP server. | These instructions are for a LAMP server. | ||
You will need root access to your server, the ability to configure apache and the ability to install a SSL certificate. In principle a small virtual server should be adequate. | <span style="color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} </span> You will need root access to your server, the ability to configure apache and the ability to install a SSL certificate. In principle a small virtual server should be adequate. | ||
1) Setup a LAMP server for your domain. | 1) Setup a LAMP server for your domain. | ||
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<span style="color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} </span> If you are not using a LAMP proxy server, make sure your server sends requests with HTTP_X_FORWARDED_HOST set as your domain name. | |||
= Option 4: Fully managed secure proxy from Beds24= | |||
We can purchase and install a certificate, provide you with a private ip address and a reverse proxy server on our servers for a fee. | |||
Contact support for information about the charge. | |||