How to configure Cloudflare Pages with Alibaba Cloud CDN and a root domain (keenmind.me)?
Hi everyone,
I’m trying to integrate Cloudflare Pages with Alibaba Cloud CDN to accelerate access for users in mainland China. I would really appreciate some guidance from Cloudflare staff or anyone who has experience with similar setups.
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✅ My goal:
I want to deploy my static frontend site on Cloudflare Pages, and accelerate it in China by putting Alibaba Cloud CDN in front of the Pages site.
My preferred public-facing domain is the root domain: keenmind.me (not www.keenmind.me).
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🧩 Current setup:
• Frontend is deployed on Cloudflare Pages, and I’ve already bound the custom domain keenmind.me.
• account id : 4cd2103f70e5ee716728e3d6c7746197
• Alibaba Cloud CDN settings:
• Acceleration domain: keenmind.me
• Origin address: keenmind.pages.dev (or keenmind.me)
• Origin Host header: keenmind.me
• Protocol: HTTPS
• DNS is currently hosted on Cloudflare DNS (as required by Pages when binding root domains).
• Users visit https://keenmind.me, which should go through Alibaba CDN → then back to Pages as the origin.
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❗Issues I’m encountering:
1. DNS → Error 1000 from Cloudflare
When Alibaba CDN assigns an edge node ，Cloudflare DNS refuses to resolve it.
Result:
Error 1000 – DNS points to prohibited IP
2. Pages domain status shows “Inactive”
After I point keenmind.me DNS to Alibaba Cloud CDN instead of keenmind.pages.dev, Pages shows the domain as “Inactive”, even though it’s actually working via CDN → Pages.
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🙏 Questions:
1. Does Cloudflare officially support using third-party CDNs like Alibaba Cloud CDN in front of Pages?
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I really appreciate any help on this!
I’m happy to share screenshots or output from dig, nslookup, curl, etc. if needed.
Thanks in advance!
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Hi @Walshy | Workers/Pages , sorry to bother — would appreciate your thoughts on this Pages + external CDN setup issue. I'm trying to serve
keenmind.me via Alibaba Cloud CDN, and hit Error 1000. Details above 🙏?pings
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