Installation

Create a repository with the template

• Use the Use this template button and Create a new repository
• Select private repository type and click Create a repository
  • In this picture, we have chosen my-tiny.link to reflect the chosen domain name; pick a name that makes senses to you
• This part is now completed

Create your Cloudflare account

• Follow Cloudflare instruction

Purchase your internet domain

• Login to Cloudflare and click on register a new domain
• Type your desired domain name, click search and then purchase it
• Fill the registrant information and proceed with payment
• Don’t forget to Enable auto renew

Create the page site

1. Click on Add pages Site
2. Connect to the GitHub repository,
   • If you’re a GitLab user follow additional documentation from Cloudflare

To be reviewed

* Configure your deployment and build setup:
  * Framework preset: (leave empty)
  * Build command: `cat static.lnk dynamic.lnk > build/_redirects`
  * Build output directory: `/build`
* The build will fail as you still need to generate `static.lnk`, `dynamic.lnk`, and `build/_headers` later in the process

4. Setup a custom domain for your page project
   • Configure the DNS entry via Cloudflare DNS

Local config

5. Define your configuration in the vanityURLs.conf with your preferred text editor or via make config if vi is your cup of tea
   • SCRIPT_DIR: the path to your local scripts folder included in your path
   • REPO_DIR: the path to your local copy of vanityURLs
   • MY_DOMAIN: your tiny internet domain served by Cloudflare
   • MY_PAGE: your Cloudflare’s specific page URL
6. Build your initial setup with make setup
   • Generate the header configuration based on your Cloudflare’s specific page URL and tiny internet domain name
   • Generate the initial static.lnk and dynamic.lnk
7. Update the static and dynamic redirection lists with your preferred text editor and the lnk bash script
8. Update the main branch of your local git repository and push to GitHub
9. Cloudflare will detect the change and initiate a deployment, please give ~15 seconds for your links to become valid
10. Open the defined fully qualified domain name for your tiny internet domain name in your web browser, and you should be redirected to https://BHDicaire.com based on the initial configuration
11. Fine tune the static and dynamic redirection lists with your preferred text editor and the lnk bash script
12. Add and commit the change to the github repository