Point domain to server behind Cloudflare without adding domain to cloudflare

[Aero]

I am trying to point a domain from a registrar to my website/server which uses cPanel (but is also behind Cloudflare) without adding the domain itself to Cloudflare.

But I keep getting the error saying the domain is not pointed such as:

Error: This domain points to an IP address that does not use the DNS servers associated with this server. Transfer the domain to this server’s nameservers at the domain’s registrar or update your system to recognize the current DNS servers. To do this, use WHM’s Configure Remote Service IPs interface.

I have tried pointing the domain A record to the server,

A  @  SERVER_IP

I have also tried setting custom nameservers to the same as the servers, and also tried setting personal DNS server to the server too.

But I did notice if I manually add the domain to Cloudflare it works.

I do not want to do this though as I wish to support other people pointing their domains to my server automatically without adding the domain to Cloudflare (as they may not want to use it).

Is this even possible? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks

[DarkDeviL]

@Aero

I do not want to do this though as I wish to support other people pointing their domains to my server automatically without adding the domain to Cloudflare (as they may not want to use it).

See:

→ Cloudflare for SaaS Providers
→ Cloudflare for SaaS · Cloudflare for Platforms docs

@Aero

Error: This domain points to an IP address that does not use the DNS servers associated with this server. Transfer the domain to this server’s nameservers at the domain’s registrar or update your system to recognize the current DNS servers. To do this, use WHM’s Configure Remote Service IPs interface.

Based on the phrasing, I would have some kind of scepticism, whether it would be possible for you to get that one away, while still using Cloudflare, … with Proxied () records.

[cloonan]

@Aero

keep getting the error

Where are you getting that error?

@Aero

point a domain from a registrar to my website/server which uses cPanel (but is also behind Cloudflare) without adding the domain itself to Cloudflare.

um, I’m confused by that line. What domain X do you want to point to what domain Y?

@Aero

I have also tried setting custom nameservers to the same as the servers, and also tried setting personal DNS server to the server too

also confused by that line

@Aero

I do not want to do this though as I wish to support other people pointing their domains to my server automatically without adding the domain to Cloudflare (as they may not want to use it).

Why can’t they just forward requests from their server to your domain?