Bought domain from Cloudfare - Can't be used with InfinityFree?

[karmapolice2]

I bought a domain from Cloudfare, which it seems I have learned (after buying the domain) that it is not possible to change nameservers on cloudfare which seems to be necessary in order for it to work with InfinityFree.

Is there any workaroud? Cloudfare support has been no help (impossible to actually talk to someone without paying for a seperate service on top of the domain fee)

I’m really hoping I don’t have to wait 60 days and transfer the domain to another provider.

[Greenreader9]

That used to be to the case, but there is a workaround now

How to add your domain with CNAME verification

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…

[karmapolice2]

This is not working for me either, as the error that is displayed for me does not give me the CNAME infomation like the guy shows… Please see screenshot.

[anon50163844]

@Admin

You cannot use CNAME verification while creating a new account. If you want to create a new account with a domain on which you want to use CNAME verification, you can create the account with a free subdomain first, and then add your own domain name to this account.

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[Greenreader9]

You did not read it correctly

@Admin

Limitations

Because the current CNAME verification is an early version, there are some limitations to the setup.

Most importantly, CNAME verification can only be used when adding a domain to an existing account.

This means that:

• You cannot use CNAME verification while creating a new account. If you want to create a new account with a domain on which you want to use CNAME verification, you can create the account with a free subdomain first, and then add your own domain name to this account.

[karmapolice2]

Thanks, I was able to get the CNAME record and add it to Cloudfare.

Do I also need to add the 2 A name records and one MX record listed under my domain on this page to cloudfare as well?

https://dash.infinityfree.com/accounts/if0_35801370/dnsRecords

[Frank419]

@karmapolice2

Do I also need to add the 2 A name records and one MX record listed under my domain on this page

Yes, especially the A record, otherwise your domain won’t resolve to the correct location.

The link you shared is private — It’s available to your account only. Either share a screenshot or just remove that link.