DNS guide
Adding email records in Cloudflare
Cloudflare adds your domain to every name automatically, so enter only the part before it.
Steps
- Log in to the Cloudflare dashboard and select your domain.
- Open DNS → Records and click Add record.
- Choose the record type, enter the name (use @ for the root domain, _dmarc for DMARC) and paste the value into Content.
- Leave TTL on Auto and click Save.
Watch out for
- Set every CNAME used for DKIM or a return-path to DNS only (grey cloud). Proxied CNAMEs break email authentication.
- Cloudflare splits long TXT values into 255-character strings for you.
What to add
Pick the service you're setting up to see the exact records:
Official reference: Cloudflare documentation.