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CloudFlare: Setting up a Custom Domain


Old Setup

  1. Go to the Domains tab in Voluum settings and click the Add custom domain button.
  2. Copy the name of your Dedicated Domain from the Domains tab in Voluum.
  3. Purchase your domain from https://cloudflare.com and sign into your account.
  4. Go to DNS / Records.
  5. Click Add record.
  6. Select the CNAME from the Record type drop-down menu.
  7. In the Name field provide your custom subdomain name, "track" in this example or something less obvious.
  8. Paste the name of your domain from Voluum and provide it in the Target field.
  9. Click Save.

CloudFront setup

  1. Purchase your domain at https://cloudflare.com.
  2. In Voluum, go to the Domains tab in Voluum settings and click the Add custom domain button.
  3. Provide the custom domain name with any type of prefix for your subdomain, such as "track" or something less obvious and click Save and process.
  4. Copy both CNAME record names and values.
  5. In CloudFlare, go to DNS / Records.
  6. Add the first CNAME record.
    • Select the CNAME from the Record type drop-down menu.
    • In the Name field provide your custom subdomain name, "track" in this example or something less obvious.
    • Paste the domain record value and provide it in the Target field.
    • Turn off proxy settings
    • Click Save.
  7. Add the second CNAME record.
    • Select the CNAME from the Record type drop-down menu.
    • Provide the certificate record name that you have copied from Voluum in the Name text field.
    • Provide the certificate record value in the Target text field.
    • Turn off proxy.
    • Click Save.

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