Point Cloudflare Registered Doman to IONOS Server
I am new to this environment. Not a deep developer but i do build websites and create graphics. I also host websites for clients. I am in the process of creating a personal website and i decided to use cloudflare to register the domain. Not knowing before hand how challenging it would be compared to other companies I have used, I am unable to point the domain to Ionos hosting server. Been working on this for almost 2 weeks. Right now based on some information I found on CF website is that all that is needed is the A Record with @ and hosting server IP address. So I waiting to see if it will work which takes a few hours to a couple of days. I just wanted to be sure that I have done my due diligence correctly before I decide to register another name with a domain registar I'm familiar with. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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Cloudflare register assumes you're going to be using the cloudflare CDN for doing everything...
you don't set traditional NS (nameserver) records, as they are defaulty pushed to cloudflare, but you can just set a regular A record and it should work fine.
DNS records also update stupidly fast with cloudflare
However, this may be better suited for #general-help
As pages is a cloudflare product for deploying serverless SPA
Thanks for replying.. I set the A record only with @ and the ip4 address to the hosting server. Unfortunately it's still not working.
I'm getting a 404 not found error
@Bama-NIIJI Can you provide your domain name, and did the web host provide you the A record?
The domain is atomicgmb.com
The A record I used was @ or www 74.208.236.82.
@Bama-NIIJI The error i am seeing is a SSL handshake failed 502. What is your SSL settings in cloudflare?
Try changing it to flexible if you have an SSL cert on the host already
Yes there is a ssl on the host already. I will have to check what the setting is on cloudflare
It says full atomicgmb.com is using automatic SSL/TLS
Ok changing to flexible
Flexible is now on
SSL/TLS encryption
Current encryption mode:
Flexible
The encryption mode was last changed a few seconds ago.
Automatic mode disabled a few seconds ago.
When I go to atomicgmb.com I see 404 not found nginx. It's been like that for days.
Well, its reaching the host, do you manage the nginx instance?
Its reaching its detination fine, but there's a configuration issue on the host end.
Not familiar I don't know
I have been using a system url so that I can work on the website itself. Any configurations would be done on cloudflare at this point. Even when I try to manage and external domain on the hosting server I still get verification pending as if the two are not communicating
These are the settings
@james090500 Maybe from the MX records down need to be deleted. I have tried all I can think of and the hosting provider can't do anything until the domain is connected. In which at that point it would be fixed.
Where did you get the AAAA records from? @Bama-NIIJI
Someone else assisted me from here I think is where I got the recommendation to add it.
I would personally try with just the "A" record first
And delete the others
I have and it didn't work. And the name record. But I am open to correction and learning so I can do it again
Is your website hosted with "Ionos"
Yes
And is there where you got the A record IP address?
Domain registered with cloudflare
Yes
Have you followed the instructions here
Setting Up an External Domain with Your Domain Provider as the DNS Provider (Option 2)
https://www.ionos.com/help/domains/set-up-and-manage-an-external-domain-at-11-ionos/setting-up-an-external-domain-with-ionos-detailed-instructions/
To verify the domain with Ionos
Yes I've been with them 14 years all of my domains are external and they host no issues. Cloudflare seems to be different considering you can't change their dns settings
You are changing their DNS settings though?
Right here
I can only change on cloudflare side. I am using a IONOS system url for the wp platform I installed to start developing the website.
When trying to connect the atomicgmb.com domain as external like the others I get a consistent pending verification
Try it again
I don't see any txt record on there
In cloudflare?
Yes
From the screenshot you sent there's no verification
What should the txt record have in it?
The instructions I sent
I asked if you followed this and you said yes?
Ok just a moment
I am also just going afk so will respond soon
Ok thx
I added the txt record the only other record remaining is the A record. It's connected now. Thank you.
Glad it's working
I can see it's working now, you may need to fiddle with the SSL settings to fix redirects