How to Host Your BuildFast Blog on a Subfolder of Your Main Domain on Cloudflare
How to Host Your BuildFast Blog on a Subfolder of Your Main Domain on Cloudflare
This guide will show you how to set up your BuildFast blog to appear as a subfolder on your main domain (e.g.,
www.mydomain.com/blog) while it's actually hosted on a BuildFast subdomain!Prerequisites
- Your main domain (e.g.,
www.mydomain.com)
- Your BuildFast blog URL (e.g.,
my-domain.buildfastblog.com)
- Access to your Cloudflare configuration
Access Workers Section
Open Workers Dashboard and click
Overview and Then click Create
Create and Modify the worker
Create a new Worker and then the worker has to be deployed before it can be changed.
Make sure to Make these changes in the code
- Replace
originaslHostwith url found on the dashboard inOriginal blog urlwithout the /custom-folder part
- Replace
yourPathwith the he path you choose on the dashboard inCustom Folder- blog or resources1
What this worker Code does
When one visits
mydomain.com/blog, the request is forwarded from server to to the BuildFast blog server at my-domain.buildfastblog.com/blog , but the URL in users browser keep showing the original mydomain.com/blog URLSetup in Buildfast Dashboard
Update BuildFast settings
After setting up the redirect:
- Go to your BuildFast dashboard
- Navigate to Settings > Domains
- Add your sites domain and the select one of the paths available /blog or /resources
- Save and Regenerate
- Verify the setup
Your blog should now be accessible at
www.mydomain.com/blog.Troubleshooting
If your blog isn't appearing at the expected URL after following these steps, try the following:
- Double-check your
netlify.tomlfile for any typos
- Ensure your Netlify deployment was successful after the configuration change
- Clear your browser cache and try accessing the URL in an incognito/private window
If you're still experiencing issues, please contact BuildFast support at [email protected] for assistance.
This setup allows you to seamlessly integrate your BuildFast blog into your main website structure, providing a unified experience for your visitors.
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