Documentation/Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Get up and running with RedirectFlow in under 5 minutes. This guide will walk you through creating your account, setting up your first website, and deploying redirects.

1

Create Your Account

Sign up for a free RedirectFlow account to get started. No credit card required.

Free Plan Includes:

  • • 1 website
  • • 100 redirects
  • • Basic analytics
  • • SSL certificates
  • • Global CDN
Create Free Account
2

Add Your Website

Once you're logged in, add your first website to start managing redirects.

Required Information:

Website Name:

A friendly name for your website

Production Domain:

Your live website domain

Target Domain:

Where redirects should point to

Environment Domains:

Staging/dev domains (optional)

Tip: You can add multiple environments later for testing redirects before going live.

3

Connect Cloudflare

RedirectFlow uses Cloudflare Workers for lightning-fast global redirects. Connect your Cloudflare account to deploy redirects.

What You'll Need:

  • Cloudflare account (free)
  • Domain managed by Cloudflare
  • API Token with Workers permissions

Configuration Steps:

  1. 1. Go to Settings → Cloudflare
  2. 2. Enter your API Token
  3. 3. Select your Zone ID
  4. 4. Test the connection
  5. 5. Save settings
Detailed Cloudflare Setup →
4

Create Your First Redirect

Now you're ready to create your first redirect! Let's start with a simple example.

Example: Redirect Old Blog URL

/old-blog
/blog
301 (Permanent)
Production

Steps to Create:

  1. 1Go to the Redirects tab in your dashboard
  2. 2Click "Add New Redirect" button
  3. 3Enter your source path and destination
  4. 4Choose status code (301 for permanent, 302 for temporary)
  5. 5Select target environments
  6. 6Click "Save" to create the redirect
5

Deploy to Cloudflare

Your redirect is created but not yet live. Deploy it to Cloudflare to make it active.

Deployment Options:

Single Redirect:

Use the deploy button next to individual redirects

Bulk Deploy:

Select multiple redirects and deploy together

Auto-Deploy:

Enable automatic deployment for new redirects

Success! Your redirect is now live and will take effect within 30 seconds globally.