Changing the hosting origin behind an existing Cloudflare proxy You can move a website to another hosting origin while keeping Cloudflare’s proxied public hostname. Prepare the new origin completely before changing…

Checking whether Cloudflare is active for a hostname A domain can use Cloudflare DNS while some hostnames remain DNS-only. CDN caching and most proxy security features apply to proxied eligible web…

Connecting a hosted domain to Cloudflare without breaking email Cloudflare can become the authoritative DNS provider and proxy eligible web traffic while the website remains on its hosting service. A careful DNS…

Editing a Cloudflare DNS record and verifying authoritative answers When Cloudflare is authoritative for your domain, edit public DNS in its zone. A matching record in cPanel or SiteWorx does not change public answers if…

Enabling Cloudflare DNSSEC with the correct registrar DS record DNSSEC connects your signed Cloudflare zone to a trust record at the registrar. Both parts must agree; publishing an old or incorrect DS record can make…

Exporting a Cloudflare DNS zone before migration Export the Cloudflare DNS zone before a migration or broad record change. Keep the export with a separate record of proxy and product settings so you…

Keeping mail and FTP hostnames outside Cloudflare’s web proxy Cloudflare’s ordinary orange-cloud proxy handles supported web traffic. Mailbox and FTP connections need an appropriate directly reachable hostname…

Moving DNS away from Cloudflare and removing a zone Removing a Cloudflare zone is a DNS and service migration task. Prepare the replacement zone and origin access before deletion so websites and email…

Understanding Cloudflare CNAME flattening at the zone apex CNAME flattening lets Cloudflare resolve a CNAME target and return its final address, including at the zone apex. This allows a root domain to use a…

Using a wildcard DNS record without overriding explicit hostnames A wildcard DNS record can answer for otherwise unmatched names, but it does not automatically create websites, tenant accounts or certificate coverage…