From 96de09c3aee3fff4fa254b5c269eeef52d44c0ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan <4561747+gilgongo@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 10:03:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add note re, discard --- .../fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/content/docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx b/src/content/docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx index d544c3b313c5c6..d2756d16f41d1e 100644 --- a/src/content/docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx +++ b/src/content/docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx @@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ title: Redirect one domain to another import { Render } from "~/components" -If you have an alias domain that only forwards traffic to another domain, you can set up redirects directly within Cloudflare. +If you have an alias domain that only forwards traffic to another domain (that is, it doesn't have an origin server of its own), you can set up redirects directly within Cloudflare. 1. [Add](/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/#add-a-domain-to-cloudflare) your alias domain (for example, `previous.com`) to Cloudflare. 2. Make sure that your alias domain has a proxied [DNS A or CNAME record](/dns/manage-dns-records/how-to/create-dns-records/) that properly resolves DNS queries. You may also want to include a record for the `www` subdomain. +*You should use the IP address `192.0.2.1` as it will discard traffic but fulfil the function we require. `100::` is the equivalent for an `AAAA` record.* + | **Type** | **Name** | **IPv4 address** | **Proxy status** | | -------- | -------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | | A | `@` | `192.0.2.1` | Proxied | From a2c73321962b7da46cb83819c2e6cec453622dc3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan <4561747+gilgongo@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:48:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Clarification Co-authored-by: Pedro Sousa <680496+pedrosousa@users.noreply.github.com> --- .../docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/content/docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx b/src/content/docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx index d2756d16f41d1e..3e7572a5cdae8d 100644 --- a/src/content/docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx +++ b/src/content/docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ title: Redirect one domain to another import { Render } from "~/components" -If you have an alias domain that only forwards traffic to another domain (that is, it doesn't have an origin server of its own), you can set up redirects directly within Cloudflare. +If you have an alias domain that only forwards traffic to another domain (that is, the domain does not have an associated origin server of its own), you can set up redirects directly within Cloudflare. 1. [Add](/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/#add-a-domain-to-cloudflare) your alias domain (for example, `previous.com`) to Cloudflare. From d711559ead935a2715ebf328bf20979d1f763db6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pedro Sousa <680496+pedrosousa@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:11:56 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Apply suggestions from documentation review --- .../docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/content/docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx b/src/content/docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx index 3e7572a5cdae8d..452636eb1b2fc3 100644 --- a/src/content/docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx +++ b/src/content/docs/fundamentals/setup/manage-domains/redirect-domain.mdx @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ If you have an alias domain that only forwards traffic to another domain (that i 2. Make sure that your alias domain has a proxied [DNS A or CNAME record](/dns/manage-dns-records/how-to/create-dns-records/) that properly resolves DNS queries. You may also want to include a record for the `www` subdomain. -*You should use the IP address `192.0.2.1` as it will discard traffic but fulfil the function we require. `100::` is the equivalent for an `AAAA` record.* + Use the IP address `192.0.2.1` for the `A` record. This address does not route traffic to an origin server but allows Cloudflare to apply rules, redirects, and Workers to incoming traffic. The equivalent IP address for an `AAAA` record is `100::`. | **Type** | **Name** | **IPv4 address** | **Proxy status** | | -------- | -------- | ---------------- | ---------------- |