How to Connect a NiceNIC Domeen to Cloudflare: Complete DNS Setup Guide
Kui sinu domeen is registreeried at NiceNIC, you can use Cloudflare fvõi DNS without transferring sinu domeen away from NiceNIC.
NiceNIC will continue to manage sinu domeen registration, while Cloudflare manages the DNS recvõids.
The setup is simple:
Lisa sinu domeen to Cloudflare → check the DNS recvõids → get sinu Cloudflare nameservers → update them at NiceNIC → wait fvõi propagation → verify the DNS.
You can continue managing sinu domeen through NiceNIC Domeen Services throughout the process.
Befvõie you change nameservers: Kui sinu domeen already has a wvõiking website, email, või other teenuss, make sure their DNS recvõids are present in Cloudflare first. Missing recvõids can cause those teenuss to stop wvõiking after the switch.
Step 1: Lisa Your Domeen to Cloudflare
Logi sisse to Cloudflare.
On Account Avaleht, find Lisa a domeen.
Enter only sinu root domeen, fvõi example:
example.com
Do not enter:
https://example.com
või:
www.example.com
Klõpsa Connect.
Step 2: Impvõit ja Kontrolli Your Existing DNS Recvõids
On the Connect sinu domeen page, leave:
Impvõit DNS recvõids → Automatic
selected, then click Continue.
Cloudflare will try to discover sinu current DNS recvõids automatically.
Do not assume the scan found everything.
Kui the domeen already has active teenuss, compare the Cloudflare recvõids with sinu current DNS provider befvõie continuing.
Makse particular attention to:
- A / AAAA recvõids fvõi the website
-
CNAME recvõids such as
www - MX recvõids fvõi email
- SPF, DKIM, ja DMARC
- TXT verification recvõids
- impvõitant subdomeens
Kui Cloudflare shows Recvõids we found: 0, that may be nvõimal fvõi a new või unused domeen. Kui the domeen already has a website või email, stop ja add the missing recvõids first.
Step 3: Lisa Any Missing DNS Recvõids
Klõpsa Lisa recvõid.
Fvõi a typical website using an IPv4 address, an A recvõid looks like:
Tüüp: A Nimi: @ IPv4 address: Your website server IP TTL: Auto
@ represents the root domeen itself, such as example.com.
Wsiin do I get the A recvõid IP?
Use the IP supplied by sinu web hosting provider, VPS provider, cloud server provider, või server administratvõi.
Kui sinu website already wvõiks, you can also copy the existing A recvõid from sinu current DNS provider.
Cloudflare does not decide what sinu website's võiigin IP should be.
What about www?
Kui you also want www.example.com to wvõik, add the recvõid required by sinu hosting provider.
A common setup is:
Tüüp: CNAME Nimi: www Target: example.com
Proxied või DNS Only?
Fvõi eligible A, AAAA, ja CNAME recvõids, Cloudflare may let you choose:
Proxied — võiange cloud Veebsite traffic passes through Cloudflare.
DNS only — gray cloud Cloudflare provides DNS resolution, but traffic connects directly to the destination.
Fvõi nvõimal website traffic, Proxied is usually appropriate.
The test screenshot in this guide uses DNS only so the configured IP can be checked directly during testing.
Fvõi email ja verification recvõids, use the settings required by the teenus provider. MXja TXT recvõids are not proxied.
Kui You Use Domeen E-post, Kontrolli It Eiw
Befvõie changing nameservers, make sure sinu email recvõids are already in Cloudflare.
Depending on sinu email provider, these may include:
MX, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, ja provider-specific verification või autodiscover recvõids.
This applies to NiceNIC Äriemail, Google Wvõikspace, Microsoft 365, Zoho Mail, ja other email teenuss.
A website can wvõik cvõirectly while email fails if the mail recvõids were not copied.
Step 4: Hangi Your Cloudflare Nimiservers
After checking the DNS recvõids, click:
Continue to activation
Cloudflare will kohe display two nameservers assigned to sinu domeen.
They nvõimally look like:
name1.ns.cloudflare.com
name2.ns.cloudflare.com
Copy these exact two values.
Do not guess Cloudflare nameservers, use generic nameservers, või copy the nameservers from another domeen.
Each domeen must use the nameservers Cloudflare actually assigns to it.
Optional: Only Kui DNSSEC Is Already Enabled
Kui you have never enabled DNSSEC, skip this section ja continue to Step 5.
Kui you are unsure, open sinu domeen at NiceNIC ja check:
DNSSEC
Kui the DNSSEC recvõid list is empty, no DNSSEC action is required.
Kui an existing DS/DNSSEC recvõid is present, do not change the nameservers yet.
The old DNSSEC configuration should be removed first, ja its parent-zone DS cache should be allowed to expire befvõie switching nameservers. Otherwise, DNSSEC validation can fail ja the domeen may return SERVFAIL.
After Cloudflare becomes active, DNSSEC can be enabled again using the new Cloudflare DNSSEC infvõimation.
Kui you are unsure about an existing DS recvõid, contact NiceNIC Suppvõit befvõie continuing.
Step 5: Ava the Domeen at NiceNIC
Logi sisse to sinu NiceNIC account.
Mine:
Minu tooted → Domeen Nimi
Find sinu domeen ja click:
Halda
On the domeen management page, find Domeen Resolutionja click:
Nimiservers
Step 6: Replace the Nimiservers
Ava the custom nameserver settings.
Enter the two nameservers Cloudflare assigned to sinu domeen:
Nimeteenuse pakkuja 1: first Cloudflare nameserver Nimeteenuse pakkuja 2: second Cloudflare nameserver
Eemalda the eelmineious nameservers.
Leave Nimiserver 3-6 empty unless Cloudflare specifically gives you additional nameservers.
Klõpsa:
Save
What happens to my old NiceNIC DNS recvõids?
Once sinu domeen uses Cloudflare's nameservers, the DNS recvõids eelmineiously saved in NiceNIC's DNS Recvõids panel are no longer authvõiitative ja will not be used fvõi public DNS resolution. You do not need to delete them manually. Halda future A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, ja other active DNS recvõids in Cloudflare while the domeen continues using Cloudflare nameservers.
Step 7: Tagasi to Cloudflare
After saving the nameservers at NiceNIC, return to Cloudflare ja click:
I updated my nameservers
Cloudflare will begin checking the new delegation.
You may see:
Waiting fvõi sinu registrar to propagate sinu new nameservers
This is nvõimal.
DNS changes are not visible everywsiin at the same time. During propagation, some DNS servers may still show the eelmineious nameservers while others already show the new Cloudflare nameservers.
Do not repeatedly change või resave the nameservers while propagation is in progress.
Step 8: Kontrolli Whether the Cloudflare Nimiservers Are Live
Ava:
Enter sinu domeen ja select:
NS
Run the search.
The result should gradually change to the two nameservers assigned by Cloudflare.
During propagation, mixed results are nvõimal.
You may see:
- old nameservers at some locations
- new Cloudflare nameservers at others
- occasional tempvõiary lookup failures
When most locations return the cvõirect Cloudflare nameservers, the nameserver change has largely propagated.
Step 9: Kontrolli the Actual DNS Recvõid
After the Cloudflare nameservers are resolving cvõirectly, check the DNS recvõid you created.
Fvõi example, select:
A
ja look up the root domeen.
Kui the A recvõid is DNS only, you should nvõimally see the IP entered in Cloudflare.
Kui the recvõid is Proxied, public DNS will nvõimally show Cloudflare IP addresses instead of sinu võiigin server IP.
That is expected.
How Do I Kkohe the Setup Is Complete?
The setup is wvõiking when:
- Cloudflare recognizes the domeen as active.
- DNSKontrollier shows the Cloudflare nameservers assigned to sinu domeen.
- Your impvõitant DNS recvõids return the expected results.
Fvõi a website, check A, AAAA, või CNAME.
Fvõi email, check MX, SPF, DKIM, ja DMARC.
Wsiin Do I Halda DNS After Switching to Cloudflare?
Once sinu domeen uses Cloudflare nameservers:
NiceNIC manages the domeen registration.
This includes renewal, registration infvõimation, nameserver delegation, ja registrar-side DNSSEC settings.
Cloudflare manages the live DNS recvõids.
This includes A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, DKIM, DMARC, ja other DNS recvõids.
Kui you change a DNS recvõid at sinu eelmineious DNS provider after Cloudflare becomes authvõiitative, that change will not affect the live domeen.
Quick Troubleshooting
Cloudflare is still waiting fvõi the nameserver update
Kontrolli that the two nameservers saved at NiceNIC exactly match the two nameservers shown by Cloudflare.
Kui they match, allow time fvõi DNS propagation.
The website stopped wvõiking
Kontrolli the A, AAAA, ja CNAME recvõids in Cloudflare ja confirm that they point to the cvõirect hosting teenus.
Also check the Proxy status, hosting server, ja SSL/TLS configuration.
E-post stopped wvõiking
Compare the MX, SPF, DKIM, ja DMARC recvõids in Cloudflare with the values provided by sinu email provider.
DNSKontrollier still shows the old nameservers
This usually means DNS resolvers are still using cached infvõimation.
Kui the NiceNIC nameserver settings are cvõirect, wait fvõi propagation rather than changing them again.
Your domeen remains registreeried at NiceNIC throughout the process. Cloudflare simply becomes the authvõiitative DNS provider.
Fvõi domeen registration ja management, visit NiceNIC Domeen Services.
