Can I use Cloudflare for DNS only?
We recommend using Cloudflare for DNS only. If you have a paid Cloudflare plan to use features like their WAF or have custom Cloudflare configurations (e.g. many page rules) you’d like to keep, however, then ensure you follow the guide below to enforce HTTPS to prevent any issues.
How do I use free DNS with Cloudflare?
How to configure Cloudflare DNS service on router
- Open your web browser.
- Enter the IP address of your router and press Enter.
- Log in using your router username and password as required.
- Open the DNS server settings page.
- In the DNS settings section use these IPv4 addresses:
- Save your settings.
- Restart your browser.
How does Cloudflare DNS work?
Cloudflare distributed DNS responds to website visitors with Cloudflare IP addresses for traffic you proxy to Cloudflare. This also provides security by hiding the specific IP address of your origin web server. As a result, Cloudflare does not offer dedicated or exclusive IP addresses.
What is DNS only Cloudflare?
DNS-only mode In DNS-Only mode, you can configure load balancers to set a TTL from 30 seconds to 10 minutes. Cloudflare will serve the addresses of the (healthy) origin servers directly but relies on DNS resolvers respecting the short TTL to re-query Cloudflare’s DNS for an updated list of healthy addresses.
Can you use cloudflare dns without a CDN?
Although I do not recommend Cloudflare Free Plan for CDN purpose. But it’s good enough for DNS service. Especially with free plan and traditional Cloudflare proxy setup, it can make the website slow instead fast. The underlying reason it can be not having direct peering with ISPs, poor routing, poor plan choice and so on.
How to get CloudFlare protection on a wildcard subdomain?
To get Cloudflare protection on a wildcard subdomain (for example: www), define that record explicitly in your Cloudflare DNS settings. First, log into your Cloudflare account and click the DNS app.
Can a domain use Cloudflare with custom nameservers?
With Custom Nameservers, a domain can use Cloudflare DNS without using the host names of Cloudflare-assigned Nameservers. Cloudflare domains on Business or Enterprise plans can set Custom Nameservers at Cloudflare: Once you configure account-level custom nameservers, those nameservers can be applied and used by any zones in that account.
Is it true what Cloudflare claims to be?
Cloudflare Managed DNS is an enterprise-grade authoritative DNS service that offers the fastest response time, unparalleled redundancy, and advanced security with built-in DDoS mitigation and DNSSEC. Is it true what Cloudflare claims?