# Adding a domain through CNAME and still requesting nameservers **URL:** \ **Category:** Hosting Support\ **Created:** [June 15, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/adding-a-domain-through-cname-and-still-requesting-nameservers/94747 "2024-06-15T11:03:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![linux1337](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/linux1337/32/48935_2.png) [@linux1337](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/linux1337)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/adding-a-domain-through-cname-and-still-requesting-nameservers/94747/1 "2024-06-15T11:03:58Z")
i am trying to add a .de website which is known to be very problematic with nameservers, and it does not accept any infinityfree nameservers, and i did it through cname to get it added it is showing that’s all right but it does not want to add what should i do in this case? domain bought from [namecheap.com](http://namecheap.com) [https://i.imgur.com/qdS4Wzp.png](https://i.imgur.com/qdS4Wzp.png) ---
**Author:** ![linux1337](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/linux1337/32/48935_2.png) [@linux1337](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/linux1337)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/adding-a-domain-through-cname-and-still-requesting-nameservers/94747/2 "2024-06-15T11:33:36Z")
I resolved it, as my nameservers at [namecheap.com](http://namecheap.com) we’re cloudfare’s, at cloudfare i added 2 NS records and typed in as host @ and target [ns1.infinityfree.com](http://ns1.infinityfree.com) and it worked ---
**Author:** ![Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/admin/32/36437_2.png) [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/adding-a-domain-through-cname-and-still-requesting-nameservers/94747/3 "2024-06-16T08:22:40Z")
Mixing NS records is not recommended and can result in weird issues. If changing nameservers is not possible, you can also add your domain with CNAME verification instead: > [@How to add your domain with CNAME verification](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-add-your-domain-with-cname-verification/87420): > > If you want to host your own domain name with InfinityFree, the default way to verify your domain is to set the nameservers first. However, there are cases where setting the nameservers ahead of time is not desirable (for example if you have an existing site which cannot go down) or if your domain provider does not let you set our nameservers. Fortunately, InfinityFree now has the ability to host your domain name with us without having to change your nameservers ahead of time! This guide explai… ---
**Author:** ![linux1337](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/linux1337/32/48935_2.png) [@linux1337](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/linux1337)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/adding-a-domain-through-cname-and-still-requesting-nameservers/94747/4 "2024-06-18T19:35:13Z")
i know right, but there was a weird bug, i did it already when i made the topic, it was made, all green, showing that’s all right and when i was clicking on add website nothing was happening, that’s why i mixed them, but it’s working well so ---
**Author:** ![Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/admin/32/36437_2.png) [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/adding-a-domain-through-cname-and-still-requesting-nameservers/94747/5 "2024-06-18T20:01:43Z")
> [@linux1337](#): > > that’s why i mixed them, but it’s working well so I would still recommend to choose one DNS provider at this point and only use those nameservers. If you want _everything_ on your domain name to work consistently, you have to make sure that _all_ DNS settings are _exactly_ the same on _all_ nameservers. If not, things will not work correctly. The CNAME or nameserver checks are only done when adding a domain name. Once the domain is added, you can basically do whatever you want in terms of DNS. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://infinityfree-forum-uploads.s3.dualstack.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/0/b024fd3fa88bae093c9576e55c2c94e33f890206.svg) [@system](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/adding-a-domain-through-cname-and-still-requesting-nameservers/94747/6 "2024-06-25T20:02:22Z")
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