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Overview
Zone setups
Full setup

Setup

Partial (CNAME) setup

Setup
Convert to full setup

Secondary DNS
Reference

Domain statuses
Nameserver assignment

Troubleshooting
DNS records
How to

Manage DNS records
Import and export records
Create a subdomain
Set up email records
Use dynamic IP addresses
Load balancing with DNS records

Reference

DNS record types
Proxy status
Additional options
Custom nameservers
Set up DNSSEC
CNAME flattening
Reverse zones and PTR records
DNS Firewall
Setup
Analytics
FAQ
FAQ

Zone setups

When using Cloudflare DNS, you have three setup options:

Full setup (most common): Use Cloudflare as your primary DNS provider and manage your DNS records on Cloudflare.
Partial (CNAME) setup : Keep your primary DNS provider and only use Cloudflare’s reverse proxy for individual subdomains.
Secondary DNS : Keep your primary DNS provider and use Cloudflare as a secondary DNS provider. DNS records will be transferred from your primary DNS provider to Cloudflare via zone transfer using AXFR or IXFR.