How do you deploy to a domain that has CloudFlare proxying it?

[s3w47m88]

I built a site, MyExample.com that now uses CloudFlare, thus proxying traffic. Which, understandably, prevents Trellis from deploying via MyExample.com. I’m aware I can connect via IP or an unproxied CName (Ex. ssh.MyExample.com). But I am unclear about which file(s) I edit in Trellis so the deploy uses the IP or unproxied domain.

I think that editing the hosts file for production would do the trick, but I am afraid to changing such critical settings and destroy or damage a production environment.

Is it as simple as update the URL there? Or is there more to it?

[ben]

@s3w47m88

I think that editing the hosts file for production would do the trick

This is the answer

@s3w47m88

but I am afraid to changing such critical settings and destroy or damage a production environment.

Sometimes you need to just try things out for yourself instead of coming to Roots Discourse and asking for permission…

[s3w47m88]

In my experience trying something like this is highly probable to break the system. Given this change occurs on a production site and this is something that could be in documentation I don’t see any problem with asking.

Thank you for confirming.