Regarding the NS records

[cthaeh]

Hi there,

It seems like the hosting requires NS records to be used in order to bind domain to the hosting?

I prefer to park my domains at cloudflare and then just point them to the hosting via A records. Is it possible to avoid using NS records with custom domains?

[EdwardHamHam]

@cthaeh

Is it possible to avoid using NS records with custom domains?

Yes.

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…

[cthaeh]

Thank you very much, this is exactly what I needed. A bit odd that it wants me to prove ownership. That’s an odd feature. I guess this is done to avoid conflict between different accounts trying to play with the same domain or something? Anyhow, this solves it. Thank you.

[Admin]

@cthaeh

I guess this is done to avoid conflict between different accounts trying to play with the same domain or something?

Basically, yes. And to avoid congesting the servers with domains that don’t exist (either because people don’t understand they need to register the domain somewhere or just a typo) or are not owned by the person who wants to add it. You’d by surprised by how many people think they can claim googe.com for themselves by adding it to their account.