{"id":1740,"date":"2020-06-08T01:40:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T17:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wesbytes.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&p=1740"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T05:00:10","slug":"create-cloudflare-account-and-add-a-website","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.servergigabit.com\/guide\/kb\/create-cloudflare-account-and-add-a-website","title":{"rendered":"Create Cloudflare account and add a website"},"content":{"rendered":"

To experience the benefits of Cloudflare, first create a Cloudflare account and add a domain to Cloudflare. When you create a new Cloudflare account, adding an initial domain is included in the workflow.<\/p>\n

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Create Cloudflare account<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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  1. Visit\u00a0https:\/\/dash.cloudflare.com\/sign-up<\/a>\u00a0to sign-up.<\/li>\n
  2. Enter your\u00a0Email\u00a0<\/strong>address and\u00a0Password<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Click\u00a0Create Account.\u00a0<\/strong>Use an email alias or distribution list. For example,\u00a0cloudflare@example.com<\/em>. So, billing and service-relate email notifications are sent to this email address.<\/li>\n
  4. The Cloudflare UI will asks you to add a site to Cloudflare.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Add a domain to Cloudflare<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

    If you add a new domain while in the workflow of creating a new account, \u00a0skip to step 3 below.<\/p>\n

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    1. Log in to your Cloudflare account.<\/li>\n
    2. Click on\u00a0Add site<\/strong>\u00a0from the top navigation bar.<\/li>\n
    3. Enter your website\u2019s root domain and then click\u00a0Add Site<\/strong>. For example, if your website is\u00a0www.example.com, type\u00a0example.com<\/em>.<\/li>\n
    4. Cloudflare attempts to automatically identify your DNS records. This process takes approximately 60 seconds to complete.<\/li>\n
    5. Click\u00a0Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    6. Select a plan level and click\u00a0Confirm plan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    7. Click\u00a0Confirm<\/strong>\u00a0in the\u00a0Confirm Plan<\/strong>\u00a0window that appears.<\/li>\n
    8. Review whether all DNS records were identify in the\u00a0DNS query results<\/strong>\u00a0window.\n