How I Made My Website Fast and Secure with Cloudflare

Introduction

I am running my website at harrytang.xyz, and I want to show you how I speed up my website and make it more secure with Cloudflare.

My website is hosted by Oracle Cloud in the Frankfurt region, which offers a fast response to EU visitors. However, those from distant areas like Asia and South America may experience slower loading times.
Preventing attacks and DDoS is both complex and expensive.

For problem #1, I use Cloudflare, a CDN service provider that offers an extremely fast global network that spans over 300 cities across 120+ countries, including mainland China. This ensures that a copy of my website is available in multiple locations, allowing users worldwide to access it as if they were connecting locally (Each blue dot is a copy of my website).
For problem #2, I also use the Cloudflare Website Security solution, which protects my website from bad bots and DDoS attacks.

With Cloudflare's free plan, I can significantly boost my website's (harrytang.xyz) performance and strengthen its security, all at no cost.