Configuring DNS Records for a Website to use CNAME Flattening with your root domain and www subdomain using Cloudflare
Creation Date: July 3, 2023
Created By: Oliver Chapple
Do not carry out the steps in this guide before submitting a request to use your root domain by filling in this online form. It is vital we make some amendments to your website before you complete the steps below otherwise you may experience downtime on your website.
Webdadi are not responsible for any downtime on your website caused by carrying out these steps without confirmation from us in writing that it is safe to do so.
Please note: This guide outlines how to copy your existing website domain settings to Cloudflare. If you have other domain records and settings setup such as email, these also need to be transferred. Do not change your name server settings to Cloudflare until every domain setting you need has been transferred. This guide is for advanced users only and we recommend using a third party to manage your DNS. Please note, Webdadi do not manage your DNS and the following is a guide only. You should consult with your domain name provider and any third parties who run your DNS for further help, support and confirmation of successful setup.
This guide will walk you through the process of creating a Free account in Cloudflare, without going through the initial register process, right through adding your Webdadi Website records into Cloudflare through to the final step which is changing the nameservers on Godaddy to point to Cloudflare.
Click Signup on Cloudflare.com
1. Type "your Website domain name here without www"
2. Click on Add site
3. Click on Free…
4. Click on Continue
5. Click on Add record
6. Click on dropdown trigger and Find CNAME
7. Click on CNAME
8. Type "@"
9. Type in www.yourdomainname.co***
10. Turn off the Proxy Status
11. Click on Add record
12. Click on CNAME
13. Type www
14. Type live.webdadi.net
15. Turn OFF the Proxy Status
16. Click SAVE
17. Click on Records
18. Here are your two new (CNAME) records when you have added and saved them that will point your root domain and your www subdomain name at Webdadi
19. Scroll down to see your 2 Cloudflare nameservers
So you only need to go here because you need to see the names of both your Cloudflare nameservers that you will need to copy and paste into Godaddy or other 3rd party domain name provider as the next main action.
# Goto your Godaddy or other 3rd Party DNS Registrar and find your DNS Settings to manage
Go to https://account.godaddy.com/products?go_redirect=disabled
20. Click on DNS
21. with Godaddy you should see all your records here
22. Click on Nameservers tab
23. Click on Change Nameservers
24. Select "I'll use my own nameservers"
# DNS Management
Go to https://dcc.godaddy.com/manage/chappleproperty.co.uk/dns
25. Type "the domain name servers (1&2) listed with all your DNS records in Cloudflare. under DNS Settings"
26. Type "http://tegan.ns.cloudflare.com "
27. Click on Save
28. To find your nameserver records just click Records under DNS in Cloudflare
29. Click on Continue
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