# Cloudflare DNS Setup

DNS migration is not especially difficult however it requires access to your domain registrar, and a few key understanding of how DNS's work to ensure that the migration goes smoothly with all DNS records intact.

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If your domain is already using Cloudflare's DNS, then you are all set- you simply need to invite Sygnal to your Cloudflare account to install Hyperspeed. 

You can invite `mike@sygnal.com`.
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If your DNS is not yet on Cloudflare; 

1. [Sygnal can setup your Cloudflare account](#sygnal-setting-up-cloudflare-for-you) and DNS for you, 
2. Or, you can [setup Cloudflare](#setting-up-cloudflare-yourself) and migrate your DNS yourself. 

## Sygnal Setting up Cloudflare & DNS for you

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Ideally to do this, we need access to your **domain registrar**, so that we can retrieve your current DNS zonefile, and once your Cloudflare DNS is ready, to update your nameservers.  If you use a registrar like [GoDaddy](https://hyperflow.sygnal.com/install/cloudflare-dns-setup/godaddy), you can invite Sygnal as a delegate. 
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If those are difficult to achieve what we'll need is;

* Your [DNS zone file export](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zone_file), which is a text file listing all of your DNS entries that we need to load into Cloudflare for you. 

Once we have Cloudflare setup, we'll give you the nameservers you need to set;

* You would then set your nameservers in your registrar, so that your DNS switches over to your new Cloudflare setup.

### Sygnal will Invite you to your Cloudflare Account

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You'll have full access to your Cloudflare account, and to your DNS for future updates you want to make. Please give us the email address you want us to invite as the account owner. 
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### You will then activate Cloudflare's Pro plan 

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We recommend you select **monthly billing** ( $25/mo ) until your Hyperspeed is fully setup.  At that point, you can switch to **annual billing** ( $20/mo ).  

You can also start with Cloudflare's Free plan, and then add the Pro billing after your DNS setup is complete. *You do not need the Pro plan for the DNS features alone.*  
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## Setting up Cloudflare Yourself

If you choose to setup Cloudflare yourself, here's an overview. 

### Create your Cloudflare Account

Start here;

<https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/>

*You will need the Pro account.*&#x20;

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We recommend you select **monthly billing** ( $25/mo ) until your everything is fully setup.  At that point, you can switch to **annual billing** ( $20/mo ). &#x20;

You can also start with Cloudflare's Free plan, and then add the Pro billing after your DNS setup is complete. *You do not need the Pro plan for the DNS features alone.* &#x20;
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### Migrate your site's DNS to Cloudflare

Here's a video tutorial that will give you the basic approach.&#x20;

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### Ensure that DNSSEC is disabled at your domain registrar&#x20;

See your domain registrar's admin interface and documentation for this.&#x20;

*Notes on* [*GoDaddy*](https://hyperflow.sygnal.com/install/cloudflare-dns-setup/godaddy) *here.*&#x20;

### Change your Domain's Nameservers to point to Cloudflare

See your domain registrar's admin interface and documentation for this.&#x20;

*Notes on* [*GoDaddy*](https://hyperflow.sygnal.com/install/cloudflare-dns-setup/godaddy) *here.*&#x20;

### Invite Sygnal to your Cloudflare Account

Once your DNS is fully setup and Cloudflare shows as "active", you'll need to invite our team so that we can install Hyperspeed for you.&#x20;

* *Permissions.* Full admin access is best, but most importantly we need;&#x20;
  * Workers access
  * Full admin access to the specific domain Zone being proxied

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Use **<mike@sygnal.com>** for the invitation.&#x20;
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