Migration of existing domains

Created by Stefan Perchinkov, Modified on Wed, 9 Oct at 2:32 PM by Stefan Perchinkov

We're excited to announce a smoother process for migrating your existing domains to CloudFlare with our latest release. Say goodbye to the hassle of deletions and re-additions – introducing One-Click Migration with Domain Connect!


TABLE OF CONTENTS


Why is it good for you to migrate the domains

  • Funnels & websites are now 15% faster than before.
  • Better caching of pages, easy prevention of DDoS attacks.
  • More added security features.


How to switch?


Automated Flow:

  1. Go to Domains Page 
  2. Click on the Migrate Domain button.
  3. The Domain Connect flow will initiate.
  4. Simply follow the prompts, and update your DNS entries automatically.
  5. That’s it! Your domain migration to CloudFlare is complete, without any fuss.



Manual Flow for Unsupported Providers:

  1. Click on the Migrate Domain button.
  2. Update your DNS entries:  
    • For CNAME records, point them to sites.ludicrious.cloud.
    • For the Apex record set the IP address to 162.159.140.166.
  3. Click on the Authorize domain button verify that records.
  4. Congratulations! Your domain is now on CloudFlare.

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