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title: Customize Cloudflare settings · Cloudflare Web3 docs
description: Once your gateway becomes active, you can customize the Cloudflare settings associated with your hostname.
lastUpdated: 2024-08-13T19:56:56.000Z
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Once your gateway becomes [active](https://developers.cloudflare.com/web3/reference/gateway-status/), you can customize the Cloudflare settings associated with your hostname.

Since your traffic is automatically proxied through Cloudflare, you customize your website settings to take advantage of various [security, performance, and reliability](https://developers.cloudflare.com/learning-paths/get-started/concepts/how-cloudflare-works/#benefits) benefits.
