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2- id : 89f8aaf01e4cadd0c777eded7ef4cca2
2+ id : 980c8494f2403b95473d2ed687b4f402
33url : onboard-domain-cf
44title : Onboard your domain to Cloudflare
55description : Learn how Cloudflare secures and accelerates your website using its global network and reverse proxy technology. In this video, we explain how connecting your domain to Cloudflare protects your origin server, enhances performance, and keeps your site online—even during attacks. You'll see how DNS, nameservers, and proxy status work together to route and safeguard traffic. Whether you're self-hosting or using serverless platforms like Cloudflare Workers, this guide helps you understand the onboarding process and why Cloudflare is essential for modern web infrastructure.
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23- Cloudflare operates a global network that
23+ Cloudflare operates a global network that
2424 makes your online presence faster and protect
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32- When you connect a website or app to
32+ When you connect a website or app to
3333 Cloudflare,
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37- we act as both the authoritative DNS provider
37+ we act as both the authoritative DNS provider
3838 and a reverse proxy that sits between your
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46- When a visitor or an attacker tries to reach
46+ When a visitor or an attacker tries to reach
4747 your website,
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51- those requests are first routed to the
51+ those requests are first routed to the
5252 Cloudflare network instead of your origin
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5555 00:00:25.080 --> 00:00:30.240
56- server. Cloudflare processes those requests,
56+ server. Cloudflare processes those requests,
5757 mitigating malicious traffic while speeding
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65- Our services are customizable to give you
65+ Our services are customizable to give you
6666 granular control over your traffic.
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70- You can write rules to cache,
70+ You can write rules to cache,
7171 load, balance and redirect requests,
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75- modify headers, execute code,
75+ modify headers, execute code,
7676 and more.
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80- Many of our services are on by default,
80+ Many of our services are on by default,
8181 such as DDoS protection and caching,
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85- so your traffic will automatically be safer
85+ so your traffic will automatically be safer
8686 and faster.
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90- To make this possible,
90+ To make this possible,
9191 you need to onboard your domain to
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95- Cloudflare. The most common way to onboard
95+ Cloudflare. The most common way to onboard
9696 your domain is to update your DNS name
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100- servers to the Cloudflare name servers we
100+ servers to the Cloudflare name servers we
101101 provide you,
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105- which makes Cloudflare your authoritative DNS
105+ which makes Cloudflare your authoritative DNS
106106 provider.
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110- You do this at the provider you purchase your
110+ You do this at the provider you purchase your
111111 domain name from,
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114114 00:01:13.730 --> 00:01:17.570
115- such as a registrar. If you need a new
115+ such as a registrar. If you need a new
116116 domain,
117117
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120- you can purchase one at cost from the
120+ you can purchase one at cost from the
121121 Cloudflare registrar,
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125- which is automatically configured to use our
125+ which is automatically configured to use our
126126 name servers.
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130- Let's review the basics of name servers and
130+ Let's review the basics of name servers and
131131 DNS.
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135- A name server is a service operated by your
135+ A name server is a service operated by your
136136 authoritative DNS provider that acts as a
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140- source of truth for your domain's DNS
140+ source of truth for your domain's DNS
141141 records.
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145- Dns records map a human readable hostname,
145+ Dns records map a human readable hostname,
146146 such as example.com,
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154- The IP address listed in a DNS record
154+ The IP address listed in a DNS record
155155 identifies where your origin server is
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159- hosted. These DNS records tell your
159+ hosted. These DNS records tell your
160160 authoritative DNS provider how to respond to
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168- So altogether, DNS allows internet browsers
168+ So altogether, DNS allows internet browsers
169169 such as Google Chrome to find the correct
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173- content. Then the browser can make HTTP
173+ content. Then the browser can make HTTP
174174 requests to load the content for your
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178- visitors. If you're not using a reverse proxy
178+ visitors. If you're not using a reverse proxy
179179 such as Cloudflare.
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183- The browser makes HTTP requests directly to
183+ The browser makes HTTP requests directly to
184184 the IP address of your origin server.
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188- This is not secure because your origin is
188+ This is not secure because your origin is
189189 exposed to the internet without protection.
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193- When Cloudflare is in front of your origin,
193+ When Cloudflare is in front of your origin,
194194 we act as both your authoritative DNS
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197197 00:02:25.290 --> 00:02:28.850
198- provider and a reverse proxy for your HTTP
198+ provider and a reverse proxy for your HTTP
199199 requests.
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203- We respond to DNS queries with Cloudflare IP
203+ We respond to DNS queries with Cloudflare IP
204204 addresses,
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208- which makes your HTTP traffic go through
208+ which makes your HTTP traffic go through
209209 Cloudflare instead of directly to your
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213- origin. This process is called reverse
213+ origin. This process is called reverse
214214 Proxying,
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218- which allows us to hide and therefore protect
218+ which allows us to hide and therefore protect
219219 your origin server.
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223- Furthermore, we highly recommend blocking
223+ Furthermore, we highly recommend blocking
224224 traffic that doesn't come through Cloudflare
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228- by configuring your origins firewall to only
228+ by configuring your origins firewall to only
229229 allow Cloudflare IP addresses or using
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233- Cloudflare Tunnel. You can identify which
233+ Cloudflare Tunnel. You can identify which
234234 traffic is proxy in the DNS records table in
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242- If the proxy status is set to proxy,
242+ If the proxy status is set to proxy,
243243 requests for those hostname will flow through
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251- This will start happening once you update
251+ This will start happening once you update
252252 your nameservers.
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260- Requests for those hostnames will only use
260+ Requests for those hostnames will only use
261261 Cloudflare for DNS resolution.
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265- Let's follow an HTTP request as it gets
265+ Let's follow an HTTP request as it gets
266266 processed by Cloudflare when someone visits
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274- That request will be routed to the Cloudflare
274+ That request will be routed to the Cloudflare
275275 data center that's closest to that visitor.
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279- If a request is from a legitimate user,
279+ If a request is from a legitimate user,
280280 we check if it's for a resource that's in the
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296- So the next time Cloudflare sees a request
296+ So the next time Cloudflare sees a request
297297 for the same resource,
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305- We block suspicious requests from reaching
305+ We block suspicious requests from reaching
306306 your origin,
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310- only allowing legitimate users and speeding
310+ only allowing legitimate users and speeding
311311 up their experience.
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315- So you will always have the most up to date
315+ So you will always have the most up to date
316316 security posture,
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320- including protection from Sierra de
320+ including protection from Sierra de
321321 vulnerabilities,
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325- advanced DDoS attacks,
325+ advanced DDoS attacks,
326326 and more.
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330- Cloudflare is an extension of your
330+ Cloudflare is an extension of your
331331 infrastructure,
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339- Get started with onboarding your domain
339+ Get started with onboarding your domain
340340 today.
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