{"id":3412,"date":"2025-10-14T16:49:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/?p=3412"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:57:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:57:52","slug":"how-to-point-your-domain-to-cloudflare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-point-your-domain-to-cloudflare\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Point Your Domain to Cloudflare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gXH-Al-fD9k?rel=0;si=vHHcMUgZTUp84HTi\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">Connecting your domain from <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">telaHosting<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\"> to <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">Cloudflare<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\"> helps you manage DNS easily, improve website speed, and add extra security. Follow these simple steps to complete the setup.<\/span><\/p>\n<article class=\"guide\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg 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href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-point-your-domain-to-cloudflare\/#Step_1_Log_in_to_Your_telaHosting_Account\" >Step 1: Log in to Your telaHosting Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-point-your-domain-to-cloudflare\/#Step_2_Open_Your_Domain_Settings\" >Step 2: Open Your Domain Settings<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-point-your-domain-to-cloudflare\/#Step_3_Get_Your_Cloudflare_Nameservers\" >Step 3: Get Your Cloudflare Nameservers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-point-your-domain-to-cloudflare\/#Step_4_Replace_Nameservers_in_telaHosting\" >Step 4: Replace Nameservers in telaHosting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-point-your-domain-to-cloudflare\/#Step_5_Wait_for_Propagation\" >Step 5: Wait for Propagation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-point-your-domain-to-cloudflare\/#Step_6_Setup_DNS_Records_on_Cloudflare\" >Step 6: Setup DNS Records on Cloudflare<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-point-your-domain-to-cloudflare\/#Step_7_Enable_SSL_and_Security\" >Step 7: Enable SSL and Security<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-point-your-domain-to-cloudflare\/#Step_8_Test_Your_Website\" >Step 8: Test Your Website<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-point-your-domain-to-cloudflare\/#Troubleshooting_Tips\" >Troubleshooting Tips<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-point-your-domain-to-cloudflare\/#Done\" >Done!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Youll_Need\"><\/span>What You\u2019ll Need<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Your <strong>telaHosting client area<\/strong> login.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>Cloudflare account<\/strong> (you can create one at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cloudflare.com<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Cloudflare nameservers<\/strong> assigned to your domain (Cloudflare provides these automatically).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Log_in_to_Your_telaHosting_Account\"><\/span>Step 1: Log in to Your telaHosting Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/my.telahosting.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/my.telahosting.com\/login<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your credentials.<\/li>\n<li>Once inside, click on <strong>Domains \u2192 My Domains<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"c1c7d1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c1c7d1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3413 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-287-800x384.avif\" alt=\"telaHosting cleint area\" width=\"652\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-287-800x384.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-287-768x369.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-287.avif 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Open_Your_Domain_Settings\"><\/span>Step 2: Open Your Domain Settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Locate the domain you want to connect to Cloudflare.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Manage Domain<\/strong> Section next to it.<\/li>\n<li>From the left-hand menu, click <strong>Nameservers<\/strong> or <strong>Change the nameservers your domain points to<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"cad0d9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #cad0d9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3414 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-288-800x390.avif\" alt=\"telaHosting Domain Management Page\" width=\"686\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-288-800x390.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-288-768x374.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-288.avif 1057w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Get_Your_Cloudflare_Nameservers\"><\/span>Step 3: Get Your Cloudflare Nameservers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>In your <strong>Cloudflare dashboard<\/strong>, click <strong>Add a Site<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your domain name (e.g., <code>mybusiness.com<\/code>) and click <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Cloudflare will scan your DNS records, then show you <strong>two nameservers<\/strong> (e.g. <code>gabe.ns.cloudflare.com<\/code> and <code>melissa.ns.cloudflare.com<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li>Copy them exactly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"f8f3ed\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f8f3ed;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3415 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cloudflare-Nameserver-Page-711x400.avif\" alt=\"Cloudflare Nameserver Page\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cloudflare-Nameserver-Page-711x400.avif 711w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cloudflare-Nameserver-Page-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cloudflare-Nameserver-Page.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Replace_Nameservers_in_telaHosting\"><\/span>Step 4: Replace Nameservers in telaHosting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go back to your telaHosting domain settings.<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Nameserver Type<\/strong>, choose <strong>Use Custom Nameservers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Paste in both Cloudflare nameservers.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"c4cbd7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c4cbd7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3416 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-289-800x391.avif\" alt=\"Custom Nameservers in telaHosting\" width=\"667\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-289-800x391.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-289-768x375.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-289.avif 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5_Wait_for_Propagation\"><\/span>Step 5: Wait for Propagation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once saved, your domain will start pointing to Cloudflare. Propagation may take a few minutes to 24 hours, depending on your domain extension (.ng, .com, etc.). Cloudflare will email you once the setup is complete.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_6_Setup_DNS_Records_on_Cloudflare\"><\/span>Step 6: Setup DNS Records on Cloudflare<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Log back in to Cloudflare.<\/li>\n<li>Your domain status should now show <strong>Active<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Open the <strong>DNS<\/strong> tab in Cloudflare and make sure all your important records (A, CNAME, MX, TXT, etc.) are present.<\/li>\n<li>For email (MX records), make sure the <strong>orange cloud<\/strong> icon is <strong>off<\/strong> (set to DNS-only).<\/li>\n<li>You can also make DNS changes here if you wish to update or remove some records.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Edit<\/strong> under the Action section to Edit any DNS record.<\/li>\n<li>To add more record, click on the <strong>ADD RECORD<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_7_Enable_SSL_and_Security\"><\/span>Step 7: Enable SSL and Security<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>In Cloudflare, go to <strong>SSL\/TLS \u2192 Overview<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Set SSL mode to <strong>Full (strict)<\/strong> for maximum security.<\/li>\n<li>Optionally, turn on <strong>Always Use HTTPS<\/strong> under the \u201cEdge Certificates\u201d section.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_8_Test_Your_Website\"><\/span>Step 8: Test Your Website<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit your domain in a browser (e.g., <code>https:\/\/mybusiness.com<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li>If your site loads normally and shows a secure connection, the setup is complete.<\/li>\n<li>If something doesn\u2019t work (e.g., email), double-check your Cloudflare DNS records against your original telaHosting DNS zone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Troubleshooting_Tips\"><\/span>Troubleshooting Tips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Problem<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Cause<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Fix<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Website not loading<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Wrong A or CNAME record<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Re-check your hosting IP in Cloudflare DNS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Email stopped working<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">MX record proxied or missing<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Set MX record to DNS only (grey cloud)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Still \u201cPending\u201d in Cloudflare<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Nameservers not fully updated<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Wait up to 48 hours or verify nameservers in WHOIS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Done\"><\/span>Done!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your domain is now successfully pointed from <strong>telaHosting<\/strong> to <strong>Cloudflare<\/strong>. You can now manage DNS, SSL, and security directly from Cloudflare while keeping your registration with telaHosting.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Connecting your domain from telaHosting to Cloudflare helps you manage DNS easily, improve website speed, and add extra security. Follow these simple steps to complete the setup. What You\u2019ll Need Your telaHosting client area login. A Cloudflare account (you can create one at cloudflare.com). 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