How to Manage the DNS Zone at Cloudflare

Managing DNS records (NS, TXT, MX, A, etc) at Cloudflare

Updated 2 weeks ago

If you have an active Cloudflare account, you can manage your domain’s DNS zone via Cloudflare Dashboard. Log in there, select your domain and open the DNS section:

Cloudflare DNS menu item highlighted in the left sidebar

Once there, you will be presented with a DNS Zone:

Cloudflare DNS management table showing A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, and TXT records for domain.tld

To create a new record simply click on Add record, there you will be able to specify record type as well as other required fields:

Cloudflare DNS record form with Add record button and new A record fields highlighted

To edit an existing record, click on the Edit button near the preferred record:

Cloudflare DNS zone editor with an A record inline edit section highlighted

It’s worth noting that some records can be Proxied. It means whenever you check that record, e.g., on DNSchecker, it won’t display your actual specified value. This is extra useful if you don’t want other people to see your records 🔐

Hostinger default DNS records:

Any DNS record changes trigger propagation, which can take up to 24 hours 💡