How Do You Set Up Your Domain To Use Cloudflare? (2026/679)

Someone told you that you should be using Cloudflare for your domain, and you thought it sounded like a great idea.

But when you went to set it up, you had no idea where to start. How do you actually get your domain to use Cloudflare?

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅Creating a free Cloudflare account from scratch
✅Adding your existing domain and scanning for DNS records
✅Understanding proxied versus unproxied records and when to use each
✅Blocking AI crawlers from scraping your website content
✅Changing your nameservers at your domain registrar to point to Cloudflare

Follow along step by step and get your domain protected with Cloudflare's free tier.


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About the Author Charly Leetham

Charly Leetham has been in technology for over 40 years - from earning her amateur radio license at 13 to founding and running Ask Charly Leetham, a digital services business serving small businesses worldwide. After losing $1 million in a franchise failure, she rebuilt from scratch and has kept her business running for nearly two decades through skill, systems, and relentless practicality.

She hosts the podcast Rise and Shine - Your Business Tech Boost with Charly Leetham and speaks about what it actually takes to build businesses that work and last - not just look good on paper.

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