Can I use CNAME with root domain?

**galibhasanov98** · February 2, 2019, 1:53pm

Is there something wrong with using CNAME with root domain?
When I use CNAME with root domain it give me error like tihis:

CNAME Flattening will be applied to this record since root (i.e. apex) CNAME records are limited by the DNS specification.

**sandro** · February 2, 2019, 1:45pm

Yes, you cant create a CNAME for it. Cloudflare works around that by flattening it into an A record.

**galibhasanov98** · February 2, 2019, 7:42pm

For url forwarding I must add CNAME with root domain. Is this cause any problem. For example email delivery or something else? I am use cloud server.
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**MarkMeyer** · February 2, 2019, 8:10pm

Usually: yes it could lead into problems. But Cloudflare wouldn’t be Cloudflare if… nah… Read this

**system** · March 4, 2019, 7:14pm

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