ARC2 Proxy
Getting started Guide

Add your first domain

Point DNS at the edge with a CNAME, then watch the certificate provision automatically.

Getting a site live takes three steps and no certificate paperwork.

1 · Point your domain

Create a CNAME record for your hostname that targets the ARC2 Proxy edge endpoint shown in your dashboard. The proxy verifies ownership automatically the first time a request arrives for that host.

www.example.com.   CNAME   edge.arc2proxy.com.

2 · TLS is issued for you

As soon as the hostname resolves to the edge, a free Let's Encrypt certificate is provisioned over the HTTP-01 challenge and stapled with OCSP. Nothing to upload, and renewals happen on their own. See lets_encrypt_contact_email.

3 · Tune & ship

Add a forwarding target and a cache lifetime, then layer on compression, routing and security as needed. Every knob is documented in this KB — use the search box above to jump straight to a setting by name.

💡Start conservative
Begin with a short max_age_seconds (30–60s) while you confirm the origin behaves, then raise it once you trust the cache.