The origin server

Where your site actually lives, and why we ask you to prove it.

6 minUpdated Aug 16, 2026

The origin is your real server: the machine where your pages are hosted. Since Zyre sits in front, it needs to know where to send traffic once filtered. Without that address there would be nothing to relay.

The Detect button fills it in for you: while your domain still points at your host, its current address is all we need to read.

Why two proofs

We require two proofs before accepting an origin: control of the domain (the TXT record) and control of the server itself. The second is essential — without it, anyone could point their own domain at Zyre and declare someone else's address as the origin, turning our infrastructure into an attack relay against that third party.

Placing the proof file

The token shown must be reachable at this address on your site:

https://votre-site.fr/.well-known/zyre-origin-verify

The file contains a single line, the one shown in the wizard. Three ways to create it, easiest first:

1
From WordPress
A "verification file" plugin creates the file from the admin area without touching the server. This is the shortest route if you have never used FTP.
2
From your host's file manager
Turn on "show hidden files" first: without it the .well-known folder stays invisible and you will think it does not exist. Create it if missing, then the file inside.
3
Over FTP
Drop the file at the site's public root, inside .well-known/. Then check the address in your browser: it must show the line, as plain text.

The most common failure causes

The file returns a redirect instead of the content, it returns a custom 404 page with a 200 status, or the server appends an extension (.txt) to the name. Open the address in a browser: if you do not see exactly the expected line, neither do we.

Changing host later

This is the big advantage of the setup: your domain keeps pointing at us, so there is no DNS propagation to wait out. Update the origin in Tools → Infrastructure *before* shutting down the old server, and your visitors notice nothing.

The origin shown in Tools is dated: it is the one you declared then. We do not re-check it continuously, to avoid hammering your server. If you changed host without telling us, it is out of date.