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Configure Web Disk Manually using IP

rfc001
Hi - I added my domain to Cloudflare, and now can no longer access Web Disk, since cloudflare can't proxy traffic over port 2078. I could add a DNS entry not proxied by Cloudflare, but then I would expose my origin IP. Ideally I would like to configure Web Disk using IP rather than domain. Is this possible? I tried just replacing domain.com with my IP address in the VBS script but this didn't work. I can't find any instructions for manually configuring Web Disk in the latest cPanel documentation. Thanks!

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  • cPanelLauren
    Hi @rfc001 If you go to
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  • rfc001
    Hi @rfc001 If you go to
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  • cPanelLauren
    Hi @rfc001 Because the domain is proxied I am curious if you enter the hostname of the server if you encounter the same issue? If it won't allow IP addresses and you can't add an exception for webdisk through Cloudflare there wouldn't be a way to connect. What operating system are you using? The documentation here might be helpful: Connect to Web Disk with Third-Party Software - cPanel Knowledge Base - cPanel Documentation Thanks!
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  • rfc001
    Hi @rfc001 Because the domain is proxied I am curious if you enter the hostname of the server if you encounter the same issue? If it won't allow IP addresses and you can't add an exception for webdisk through Cloudflare there wouldn't be a way to connect.

    I was able to successfully connect to WebDAV via IP using WinSCP client although I had to manually trust the certificate since it wasn't issued by a trusted authority, which I think is the issue with using IP address with the VBSscript. I'm assuming Windows must get hung up on the SSL cert when using IP, and I can't use the domain name since that proxies the traffic through Cloudflare which doesn't allow port 2078. I could create an A name DNS entry for something like webdisk.domain.com if I had a wildcard SSL cert, but doing so would reveal the origin IP of my server, which defeats using Cloudflare (for DDoS mitigation), which is why I was trying to figure out the manual steps to configure WebDAV using IP address. I could set up a completely different host/IP/cert just to use webdisk, but that seems unnecessary considering I can just use self-signed certs for FTP. Would be nice if you could do the same for WebDAV (natively in Windows) since I prefer the usability of Windows Explorer over a FTP/WebDAV client like WinSCP.
    What operating system are you using? The documentation here might be helpful:
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  • cPanelLauren
    Hello @rfc001 These instructions provide exactly how to do this manually on Windows: [QUOTE] To connect to Microsoft Windows" operating systems (for example, Windows" 98 or Windows XP"), perform the following steps:
    You're mapping a network drive - the instructions should be similar to How to Map a Network Drive in Windows 10 (amongst others) there are a ton of guides that explain how to do this manually for Windows Operating systems. While we provide the access as well as an automated script for default configurations - manual connections and configurations are not something we can provide support/instruction for all the time as things change frequently. What would be a better and more efficient idea is to use CloudFlare's Page Rules to add an exception for connections from a specific location/IP over a specific port. CloudFlare provides instructions on how to use their software for this here: Page Rules Tutorial and Page Rules | Cloudflare
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  • rfc001
    Hello @rfc001 These instructions provide exactly how to do this manually on Windows:

    Read those instructions. They absolutely do not provide the instructions for how to do this manually in Windows. Step 1: Navigate to How to Map a Network Drive in Windows 10 (amongst others) there are a ton of guides that explain how to do this manually for Windows Operating systems.
    I understand it should be similar, but what I'm missing is what URL should I provide when mapping a drive. I'd expect this basic information to be provided.
    While we provide the access as well as an automated script for default configurations - manual connections and configurations are not something we can provide support/instruction for all the time as things change frequently.

    A VBS shouldn't be necessary. If it's a standard thing just provide the manual steps. Windows 10 is the current and last version of Windows that will ever be released. Please update the instructions for Windows 10.
    What would be a better and more efficient idea is to use CloudFlare's Page Rules to add an exception for connections from a specific location/IP over a specific port. CloudFlare provides instructions on how to use their software for this here: Page Rules | Cloudflare

    Thanks for this suggestion. This looks promising.
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