{"id":46151,"date":"2025-11-05T16:22:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T14:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/?p=46151"},"modified":"2026-03-13T08:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:58:11","slug":"how-cache-and-cloudbric-waf-work-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/performance-and-security\/how-cache-and-cloudbric-waf-work-together\/","title":{"rendered":"How Cache and Cloudbric WAF work together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
Cache is now in limited release. Visit our Help Centre guide<\/a> for details on how to join.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Enabling both Cache and Cloudbric WAF can <\/span>improve your website\u2019s speed and security<\/b>. While Cache enhances performance by improving load times, Cloudbric WAF provides an additional layer of protection, safeguarding your website from malicious traffic and potential attacks.<\/span>
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Once both services are active, your website traffic follows a secure and accelerated route: <\/span><\/p>\n

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This ensures that all incoming traffic is checked for security threats by Cloudbric WAF before Cache serves content, giving you maximum performance with persistent protection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cache and Cloudbric WAF activation process:<\/b><\/p>\n

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  1. Activate<\/b> Cache or Cloudbric WAF.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Wait for the first service to move from ‘Pending’ to <\/span>‘Active’<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Activate<\/b> the second service (Cache or Cloudbric WAF).<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Your DNS settings will be <\/span>automatically updated<\/b> to point to Cloudbric WAF if your DNS is managed by xneelo.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Cloudbric WAF will be configured to point to <\/span>Cache<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Cache will then be set to point to your <\/span>Origin Hosting Server<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Important notes on DNS<\/b><\/h3>\n

    DNS management:<\/b><\/p>\n