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- The DNS is not correct. (Step 6)
In step 6, it has you compare the DNS in your Homestead account and Cloudflare. If this step was missed, feel free to take a screenshot of the DNS page in Cloudflare and post it here. We will check that the DNS is correct.
If email is not working, make sure the email records are correct in the Cloudflare DNS page. They are suppose to match these records:DNS settings for Homestead email.
A RECORDS
Host yourdomain Points to
mx yourdomain 66.96.142.50
mx yourdomain 66.96.142.51
mx yourdomain 66.96.142.52
pop yourdomain 66.96.135.134
imap yourdomain 66.96.135.134
smtp yourdomain 66.96.135.134
mail yourdomain 66.96.135.134
webmail yourdomain 66.96.135.48
email yourdomain 66.96.135.48
MX RECORDS
Host Type Points to Priority
@ mx.yourdomain 10
TXT Record
Host Type Value
@ v=spf1 ip4:38.113.1.0/24 ip4:38.113.20.0/24 ip4:65.254.224.0/19 ?all
Correct anything that doesn't match.
- Turn the Clouds on next to the DNS for your domain name and for www. (the clouds should be orange)
- The nameservers were not updated properly. (Step 8)
Log into your Homestead account and click the domains tab on the left. Under the domain you are working on, click Edit your nameservers. You will need to click delete next to ns3.mdnsservice.com and then change the other 2 nameservers to the ones provided by Cloudflare. You can't change and delete in the same step, so you will need to click edit twice.
- You need to set the SSL to Flexible. (Step 10)
The first part is now completed. Now, please review the Domain Summary and confirm that the SSL shows Flexible. If it does not, click the SSL option, and select Flexible.
(Note: you can also click Crypto at the top, then select Flexible with the drop-down menu on the right. This should save automatically after you select Flexible)
- It is set up, but you are just checking www.yourdomain.com, not https://www.yourdomain.com. (Step 11)
Over the next 24 hours, periodically visit https://www.yourdomain.com. When you see your site load with HTTPS, please proceed to the next step.
Try adding the https:// before your domain and see if it shows as secure.
- You haven't gone back after 24 hours to finish step 12 and 13
Click on the Crypto button at the top.
In the top section you should now see the status as Active Certificate. On the right side of that section, make sure it shows flexible. You now need to tell all http requests to forward to https. Scroll to the middle of this long page and look for the section entitled "Always use HTTPS" Turn it on. Also scroll to the bottom and find "Automatic HTTPS Rewrites" Turn it on
- You have only followed the 6 steps from the email you were sent. There are more instructions if you go to the link from the email:
https://community.homestead.com/homestead/topics/can-i-secure-my-homestead-website-with-https
**If you have done all of the above, and your site is displaying https:// but isn't "fully secure", common issues include:
- Republish your site. This will often times fix that error.
- Elements on your site are not secure. Common elements include:
hitcounters (these need to be removed, they generally aren't used on sites these days and aren't secure)
HTML elements- you'll need to open the HTML boxes and edit the code to reflect https.
Then republish your site
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I have went through all of the steps, entered all of my domains in cloudfare. I have waited a few days and my website is still showing not secure. What do I need to do?
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I can also enter my site with whatdidyoubringme.homestead.com which was the initial name 24 years ago. I also can get in with whatdidyoubringme.com which is what I have on my business card. Both of these entry points come up as not secure. How do I make them secure?
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The site names (.homestead.com) will only show as secure if you manually type in the https:// before your site name. The domain whatdidyoubringme.com is not registered with Homestead, and it looks like it is pointing to the site name directly, so I would recommend changing that pointing URL to the https:// version.
In regard to the records you posted, they look fine.
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whatdidyoubringme.homestead.com is your site name. This isn't like a domain that you can register. This cannot be secured to where it will automatically show https, but if you manually type https:// before that site name, it will be secure. We can't do anything about people that have it bookmarked with http. They will need to update their bookmarks.
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How do I find elements or whatever is making it show "Not Secure"?
www.watermaid-europe.com
Note: This conversation was created from a reply on: I have "https" but the "secure" sign does not show.....
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TypeNameValueTTLStatus
A emailpoints to 66.96.135.48AutomaticDelete
A imappoints to 66.96.135.131AutomaticDelete
A mailpoints to 66.96.135.131AutomaticDelete
A mxpoints to 66.96.142.50AutomaticDelete
Amxpoints to 66.96.142.51AutomaticDelete
Amxpoints to 66.96.142.52AutomaticDelete
Apoppoints to 66.96.135.131AutomaticDelete
Asmtppoints to 66.96.135.131AutomaticDelete
Awatermaid-europe.compoints to 216.40.47.17AutomaticDelete
Awebmailpoints to 66.96.135.48AutomaticDelete
CNAME*is an alias of websites014.homestead.comAutomaticDelete
CNAMEmis an alias of mobile.dudamobile.comAutomaticDelete
CNAMEwwwis an alias of websites014.homestead.comAutomaticDelete
MXwatermaid-europe.commail handled by mx.watermaid-europe.com30AutomaticDelete
TXTwatermaid-europe.comv=spf1 ip4:38.113.1.0/24 ip4:38.113.20.0/24 ip4:65.254.224.0/19 ?allAutomaticDelete
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Thanks for your help and understanding patience
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Me too.
Note: This conversation was created from a reply on: My email is not receiving emails. Those who send an email receive an email back ....
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After changing my site to HTTPS, I no longer can receive email. I can send, but not receive. How do I resolve this quickly?
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For some reason my emails are not coming through. There is nothing in my inbox or trash on the webmail. the email address is service@seasideretail.com.
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I can see your nameservers are pointing to Cloudflare, please scroll up to the instructions and follow step one to check your DNS is pointing to what we need for email.
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I have a site that is about as tiny and simple as it can be. It is only being used to send agents to art pieces right now. I followed the instructions for Cloudflare and am still seeing 'not secure' when going to my website. It has been over a week. What happens now, please?
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My webmail/email account is not receiving nor sending any messages for over a week. I am not sure if this is related to cloudflare. I did the cloudflare change in the middle of August and my site still does not load as secure. I receive my registrations for fall enrollment via my email/webmail and am not receiving student registrations! HELP!!!
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It posts a warning when I do it like that..is that ok?
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"An A, AAAA, CNAME, or MX record is pointed to your origin server exposing your origin IP address."
Are you getting that as well?
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I can send email from melissa@pasquinisfinefood.com and I receive it successfully to another account. HOWEVER, when I send email from another account to this address it never receives it. Vendors are complaining that they are receiving an email bounce back for the mail they are sending me.
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Any idea how to get those? I am not sure how long this issue has been a problem. I assume about 12 days since I added cloudflare.
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:(
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Thank you for your apology but, making excuses afterwards...negates the apology in my opinion. Good luck with everyone else, peace out.
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Hi,
I recently made my site secure through Cloudflare and have realised I am no longer able to receive emails. Reading up on the problems it looks like I have missed a step from the instructions provided. I have attached a screenshot of the DNS records within Cloudflare, would you be able to let me know what I need to amend please?
Jeremy

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It looks like your MX record is missing. This is sometimes missed when Cloudflare scans the DNS, so you'll need to manually input it. Please just make sure your records for email match this:
DNS settings for Homestead email.
A RECORDS
Host yourdomain Points to
mx yourdomain 66.96.142.50
mx yourdomain 66.96.142.51
mx yourdomain 66.96.142.52
pop yourdomain 66.96.135.134
imap yourdomain 66.96.135.134
smtp yourdomain 66.96.135.134
mail yourdomain 66.96.135.134
webmail yourdomain 66.96.135.48
email yourdomain 66.96.135.48
MX RECORDS
Host Type Points to Priority
@ mx.yourdomain 10
TXT Record
Host Type Value
@ v=spf1 ip4:38.113.1.0/24 ip4:38.113.20.0/24 ip4:65.254.224.0/19 ?all
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I have added an MX record, screenshot below, are you able to verify everything is as it should be?

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I've amended the records as per the below screenshot and I am now receiving emails. Thank you for your help.

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Yes the DNS looks correct, but only the A record for your domain name and the www CNAME should have the orange cloud. The rest should be DNS only (grey clouds)
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I set up my webpage to https but now I don't receive any emails. I followed the instructions sent to me on how to switch to https using Cloudflare. My email is thru roundcube.
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This is usually caused by incorrect or missing email records. Can you scroll up and reference step one in this post. Make sure the records in the DNS tab of your Cloudflare account match the records in that step, please.
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I have enabled HTTPS via Cloudflare as suggested and it is secure. I can receive emails via my Homestead provided email address but the replies I send via this Homestead provided email address are not received. How do I fix this?

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I have updated everything (I think) and still having the same problem. If you see an error in the attached, could you tell me the specific line...I don't speak this language :-)
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I contacted Homestead yesterday and they took me through all the steps using Cloudfare and my website is still not secured. Why is my website say "Not Secure". www.womensunitedstatesbasketball.com
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email not working! My email kristen@kristenomalley.com is not working. I'm not receiving emails and it looks like I haven't for a numbder of days. Please advise as soon as possible. thanks!
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It looks like you have your nameservers pointed to Cloudflare, so it is likely just incorrect or missing records in their system. Please scroll up and review the instructions in step 1 to make sure your DNS in Cloudflare matches what we need for the email to work.
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www.ifhckfieldhockey.com
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Can you check that the Cloud next to the www and * are turned on in the Cloudflare DNS tab? Otherwise, please scroll up and read through the instructions on this article to go over common issues during the Cloudflare set up.
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A
emailpoints to 66.96.135.48AutomaticDelete
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ifhckfieldhockey.compoints to 216.40.47.17AutomaticDelete
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imappoints to 66.96.135.114AutomaticDelete
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mailpoints to 66.96.135.114AutomaticDelete
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mxpoints to 66.96.140.50AutomaticDelete
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mxpoints to 66.96.140.51AutomaticDelete
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mxpoints to 66.96.140.52AutomaticDelete
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poppoints to 66.96.135.114AutomaticDelete
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smtppoints to 66.96.135.114AutomaticDelete
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webmailpoints to 66.96.135.48AutomaticDelete
CNAME
*is an alias of websites008.homestead.comAutomaticDelete
CNAME
mis an alias of mobile.dudamobile.comAutomaticDelete
CNAME
wwwis an alias of websites008.homestead.comAutomaticDelete
MX
ifhckfieldhockey.commail handled by mx.ifhckfieldhockey.com10AutomaticDelete
TXT
ifhckfieldhockey.comv=spf1 ip4:38.113.1.0/24 ip4:38.113.20.0/24 ip4:65.254.224.0/19 ?allAutomatic
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I have the same problem with getting my email. It always worked in the past and, other than the going through the process of making my website secure (https), nothing has changed. Now it says delivery is delayed.
Note: This conversation was created from a reply on: my email is going back to senders as undelivered.
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Click on the Crypto button at the top.

In the top section you should now see the status as Active Certificate. On the right side of that section, make sure it shows flexible. You now need to tell all http requests to forward to https. Scroll to the middle of this long page and look for the section entitled "Always use HTTPS" Turn it on. Also scroll to the bottom and find "Automatic HTTPS Rewrites" Turn it on

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https://www.grovecitygaragedoor.com/ is showing secure if I go to it with the https:// which means it is ready for you to go to steps 12 and 13. (Step 5 in this post)
Are there other domains that aren't pointing to that domain that should be secure?
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