# Setup cloudflare main domain
**URL:** https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270
**Category:** Hosting Support
**Created:** [May 5, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270 "2022-05-05T13:35:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@anon21719542](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon21719542)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/1 "2022-05-05T13:35:14Z")
when I try to put my main domain on cloudflare I get an error message.
(Please ensure you are providing the root domain and not any subdomains (e.g., example.c_m, not subdomain.example.c_m)
Main domain (7w\*\*\*_ri.epizy.c_m)
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### Author:  [@Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Greenreader9)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/2 "2022-05-05T13:46:50Z")
Your main domain is only for backed use, you need to use the domain you created when you made an account.
Also, Cloudflare does not work with subdomains, see this guide:
> [@A Full Guide To Cloudflare](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/a-full-guide-to-cloudflare/44451):
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> Hello, I will show you how to easily set up Cloudflare, Edit Records, and Troubleshoot with images! PLEASE READ BEFORE STARTING!!! Cloudflare cannot be used on free subdomains from InfinityFree. You can use Cloudflare on Custom Domains ([yoursite.com](http://yoursite.com)) and with Custom Sub-Domains ([subdomain.yoursite.com](http://subdomain.yoursite.com)). A video tutorial can be found at the end of this guide, should you get stuck. You must connect your domain to your InfinityFree account first. [Read more here](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-add-your-own-domain-to-your-account/49227). Set-Up Cloudflare Go to [Dash…](http://Dash.Cloudflare.com)
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### Author:  [@anon21719542](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon21719542)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/3 "2022-05-05T13:50:02Z")
So I can’t link my site to cloudflare without a paid domain?
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### Author:  [@jaikrishna.t](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/jaikrishna.t)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/4 "2022-05-05T13:51:30Z")
correct
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### Author:  [@Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Greenreader9)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/5 "2022-05-05T14:34:32Z")
Yes. There is nothing we can do about that, since that decision was made by Cloudflare, not InfinityFree.
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### Author:  [@anon21719542](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon21719542)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/6 "2022-05-05T15:53:46Z")
my site safe from ddos by default?
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### Author:  [@jaikrishna.t](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/jaikrishna.t)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/7 "2022-05-05T15:55:54Z")
should be. not as safe as protected with CF.
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### Author:  [@anon21719542](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon21719542)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/8 "2022-05-05T16:19:51Z")
Is there any ddos protection I can set up with a free account?
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### Author:  [@jaikrishna.t](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/jaikrishna.t)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/9 "2022-05-05T16:21:02Z")
wdym? the free hosting servers can prevent to some level of DDOS.
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### Author:  [@anon21719542](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon21719542)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/10 "2022-05-05T16:22:34Z")
I just read that the sites that are ddos are suspended so I’m looking for a way to avoid ddos without cloudflare
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### Author:  [@jaikrishna.t](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/jaikrishna.t)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/11 "2022-05-05T16:24:16Z")
> [@anon21719542](#):
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> I’m looking for a way to avoid ddos without cloudflare
get a custom domain
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### Author:  [@anon21719542](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon21719542)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/12 "2022-05-05T16:27:51Z")
I have a domain but I cannot change the server name of my site at infinityfree, do you have a solution or an alternative?
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### Author:  [@jaikrishna.t](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/jaikrishna.t)
#### Post date: [May 5, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/13 "2022-05-05T16:36:42Z")
> [@anon21719542](#):
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> cannot change the server name of my site at infinityfree
whats the domain name? did you ask your registrar?
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### Author:  [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/14 "2022-05-06T14:56:42Z")
If you want to avoid DDoS attacks, don’t connect to the internet. Or just try to make sure to not make people angry enough to want to attack you.
Good DDoS protection is typically very expensive, and never perfect.
So please try not to worry too much about it.
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### Author:  [@DHsw55](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/DHsw55)
#### Post date: [May 6, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/15 "2022-05-06T15:30:55Z")
That happens with cloudflare as your registrar. In such case you will need to set up a subdomain and use your infinityfree account with your subdomain. It could be something like [main.yourwebsite.com](http://main.yourwebsite.com)
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### Author:  [@anon21719542](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon21719542)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2022, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/16 "2022-05-07T09:11:58Z")
You can’t connect infinityfree websites to cloudflare, you have to upgrade to premium, you can’t change server names either.
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### Author:  [@jaikrishna.t](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/jaikrishna.t)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2022, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/17 "2022-05-07T09:22:13Z")
> [@anon21719542](#):
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> can’t connect infinityfree websites to cloudflare
which is only when using free subdomain from IF.
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### Author:  [@lovebug](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/lovebug)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/18 "2022-05-07T13:15:00Z")
@anon21719542 you could sign up for a 12 months free domain name from [https://www.freenom.com](https://www.freenom.com) will be ready in a few days and you can link your cloudflare with that
if you dont mind waiting (up to 3 months) you can get a free for life **.eu.org** domain name from [https://nic.eu.org/](https://nic.eu.org/)
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### Author:  [@jaikrishna.t](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/jaikrishna.t)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/19 "2022-05-07T14:03:45Z")
> [@lovebug](#):
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> if you dont mind waiting (up to 3 months)
it depends, a few days or weeks ok about months to even an year (once it took that much time for me.)
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### Author:  [@lovebug](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/lovebug)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/setup-cloudflare-main-domain/61270/20 "2022-05-09T11:50:11Z")
wow 1 year, still worth the wait 😃
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