Resolved WWW, HTTPS, and Cloudflare

[Michael Lauwereys]

Hello,

I'm new to Plesk and I'm running into a little problem here. I would like my websites to be shown like: https://www.mywebsite.com. I know this is pretty straight forward by going to the 'Hosting Settings' and redirect to WWW and enable the redirect from HTTP to HTTPS (using Let's Encrypt extension). However every time when I enable Cloudflare on that domain it throws me a 'ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS' Google Chrome error.

I'm pretty sure it's a DNS related problem on my end although I'm not sure how to fix it.

I tried to disable the 'Preferred domain' to none. But the only time it does work is when I disable Cloudflare or disable the http to https redirect.

Plesk version: Plesk Onyx 17.5.3 Update #6 - Cloudflare Partner
Cloudflare: Plesk extension version 1.8.13-1

I also red something about Cloudflare also having free SSL?

Thanks
Michael Lauwereys

 

[UFHH01]

Hi Michael Lauwereys,

when you use cloudflare, you should consider to follow these threads and tutorials:

=> How to get a Let's Encrypt certificate while using CloudFlare
=> How to Validate a Let’s Encrypt Certificate on a Site Already Active on Cloudflare

Usefull Discussion: => I have installed Let's Encrypt SSL. Can I use cloudflare with it?​

 

[dyrer]

I am facing a similar problem
I use WordPress. If want to use plesk with cloudlare shield, URL should be www.domain.tld or doesnt matter

 

[Mark Bailey]

Hi,

This is a big usability issue in my opinion. I'm wondering if there's a cause. We had test users go through the process of setting up a new account and adding their site to CloudFlare, and they all ran into this.

We create new accounts with HTTPS and Let's Encrypt, but apparently that's a problem with CloudFlare:

Domain gets ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS error with enabled CloudFlare

So the idea of the Plesk integration is that people can enable CF on their sites right in Plesk, without having to log into CloudFlare. But, if the site is broken upon enabling CF, and the only solution is to log into CF and change the SSL setting, that defeats the ease of use. Is there any way for the CloudFlare extension to programmatically adjust the SSL setting when enabling a site?

Thanks,

Mark