Why do I get a redirect loop when I turn off HTTPS?

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I am trying to create a website with SSL/HTTPS turned off.

I uploaded HTML, JS, and CSS files to Cloudlfare Pages. Then I linked up the custom domain heapsbetter.com. And finally I changed these settings in Cloudflare to turn off HTTPS:

  • SSL/TLS encryption mode is Off
  • HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) is Off
  • Automatic HTTPS Rewrites is Off
  • Universal SSL is Disabled

Also there are no Page or Configuration rules setup.

I thought this would create a website with SSL turned off, but actually it just creates a redirect loop so that the website never loads.

And I have read this help article about redirect loops, but none of that applies in this case: https://developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/troubleshooting/too-many-redirects/

Can someone take a look to see what is wrong?

2

The configuration should be all right, but it seems as if your server redirects to HTTPS. Can you check that, respectively pause Cloudflare?

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When you say “pause Cloudflare” I think you mean Websites > heapsbeter. com > Pause Cloudflare on Site. I have tried that and the redirect remains.

I think the problem stems from the fact that Cloudflare Pages (where the site is hosted) still has SSL turned on. And I can’t see where to turn that off.

So how do I turn off SSL for Cloudflare Pages?

See a screenshot of the Cloudflare Pages Custom Domains tab here:

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This question came up here recently, and while I cannot find the topic to confirm, as far as I know, you don’t.

5

Can it be done using a Worker?

6

I found the previous topic.

Conceptually it seems like it should be possible, but I don’t know enough about Workers to answer more confidently than a solid maybe.

7

That’s an important detail. Pages always have HTTPS enabled and you can’t disable that.

8

As for Workers, those do not enforce HTTPS and you can do whatever you want. Whether you really want to run a whole page via them, is a different question of course.

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