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This tutorial covers adding general DNS records and specifically A, AAAA, CNAME, MX and TXT records.
- Go to the DNS app of your Cloudflare dashboard.
- Enter your credentials and click ‘Log In’
- Click the domain in question
- Click
[Please note, the content of the records below are solely for example purposes and should be replaced by valid records with content provided by your web host]
Please select which record you need help adding:
A Record
- Select type
A - Enter the name as
@for your root domain, or the name of the subdomain - Enter the IP address of your server, contact your web host if you are unsure of this value
- Set the proxy status based on whether you want the traffic to be routed through Cloudflare, or in DNS-Only mode. If this is a verification record or for non web traffic, it should not be proxied.
- Click
Save
AAAA Record
- Select type
AAAA - Enter the name as
@for your root domain, or the name of the subdomain - Enter the IP address of your server, contact your web host if you are unsure of this value
- Set the proxy status based on whether you want the traffic to be routed through Cloudflare, or in DNS-Only mode. If this is a verification record or for non web traffic, it should not be proxied.
- Click
Save
CNAME Record
- Select type
CNAME - Enter the name as
@for your root domain, or the name of the subdomain - Enter the hostname to point to, contact your web host if you are unsure of this value
- Set the proxy status based on whether you want the traffic to be routed through Cloudflare, or in DNS-Only mode. If this is a verification record or for non web traffic, it should not be proxied.
- Click
Save
MX Record
- Select type
MX - Enter the name as
@for your root domain, or the name of the subdomain - Enter the hostname of you mail server, contact your email provider if you are unsure of this value
- Enter the priority, contact your email provider if you are unsure of this value
- Click
Save
TXT Record
- Select type
TXT - Enter the name as
@for your root domain, or the name of the subdomain - Enter the content required, contact your provider if you are unsure of this value
- Click
Save
Other records that are not directly covered in this tutorial can be added in a similar way via the DNS app in your dashboard
Tutorial Reference: CT-15
Reviewed: 07/21
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