How To Migrate Your Domain Hostnames To Cloudflare

If you have a domain that has been connected to your account prior to 3/21/24, you may see a "Migration Recommended" alert next your domain under Settings > Domains. This video explains what the migration process is and how to migrate your domain hostnames to Cloudflare.

How To Migrate Your Domain Hostnames To Cloudflare

Purpose of Domain Migration

• All domain connections migrated to Cloudflare for benefits like speed upgrades, security shields, smart caching, prevention of DDOS attacks, SSL certificate generation, etc.

• A and CNAME records changed during migration.

  
  
  
1. Preparation Before Clicking Migrate Domain Button
   • Log in to where DNS records are managed.

   • Wizard guides where to log in for the domain.

     
     
2. Executing Migration
   • Click on "Migrate Domain" button.
   • Option to add records manually or use the wizard.
   • Verify records that will be added.
   • Authorize the new records to replace the old ones.

   • Confirm authorization and resolve any conflicts.

     
     
3. Post-Migration Steps
   • Migration process completes after authorizing the changes.
   • Note: For domains with WWW setup, both A and CNAME records will be replaced automatically.

   • For manual addition of CNAME record, access DNS records, add CNAME record for WWW, and save changes.