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Follow these steps to onboard your website or application to Cloudflare. Once your domain is [active](/dns/zone-setups/reference/domain-status/#active), your web traffic will [proxy through Cloudflare](/fundamentals/concepts/how-cloudflare-works/#cloudflare-as-a-reverse-proxy), which speeds up and protects websites and services on your domain.
If you purchased your domain from a different provider, you can still connect the domain to Cloudflare. After you connect your domain to Cloudflare, Cloudflare will act as the [reverse proxy](/fundamentals/concepts/how-cloudflare-works/#cloudflare-as-a-reverse-proxy) and [DNS provider](/fundamentals/concepts/how-cloudflare-works/#cloudflare-as-a-dns-provider) for your site.

Cloudflare will become the primary [DNS provider](/fundamentals/concepts/how-cloudflare-works/#cloudflare-as-a-dns-provider) for your domain, meaning your [DNS records](/dns/concepts/#dns-records) are managed at Cloudflare, and we authoritatively answer all DNS queries.
The information below applies to a [full DNS setup](/dns/zone-setups/full-setup) which is the most common configuration.

:::note


These instructions are tailored to customers using a [full DNS setup](/dns/zone-setups/full-setup) (the most common configuration). If you are using a [partial setup](/dns/zone-setups/partial-setup/) or [secondary setup](/dns/zone-setups/zone-transfers/), your onboarding process will be different.


To use Cloudflare as a reverse proxy but maintain your DNS provider, refer to [partial setup](/dns/zone-setups/partial-setup/). To use one more DNS providers, refer to or [DNS Zone transfers](/dns/zone-setups/zone-transfers/).
:::

## Prerequisites

To onboard a website or application to Cloudflare, you need to own the domain name (`example.com`).

If you do not already own a domain and plan to use Cloudflare for your [authoritative DNS](/dns/zone-setups/full-setup/), we highly recommend purchasing your domain name through [Cloudflare Registrar](/registrar/get-started/register-domain/). This simplifies your setup process by automatically using Cloudflare for authoritative DNS.

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[Disable DNSSEC](/dns/dnssec/#disable-dnssec) at the registrar where you purchased your domain name to avoid connectivity errors when you change your nameservers.

## 1. Add site in Cloudflare

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## 3. Complete SSL/TLS setup

To prevent insecure connections and visitor browser errors, [make sure you have SSL/TLS protection](/ssl/get-started/).

Many Cloudflare services will automatically protect and speed up your web traffic once your nameservers are updated.
To prevent insecure connections and visitor browser errors, [enable SSL/TLS protection](/ssl/get-started/). Many Cloudflare services will automatically protect and speed up your web traffic after your nameservers are updated.

To get more out of Cloudflare, refer to the [Security](/fundamentals/security/) and [Performance](/fundamentals/performance/) tasks.
If you encounter unexpected results when changing your nameservers, refer to the [DNS Full Setup troubleshooting](/dns/zone-setups/full-setup/troubleshooting/).

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4. Select a [plan](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/#compare-features).
5. Make sure we have all of your [DNS records](/dns/manage-dns-records/).
5. [Review your DNS records](/dns/zone-setups/full-setup/setup/#review-dns-records) to ensure none are missing. Your DNS records must accurate for your domain to work properly.

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Before your domain can begin using Cloudflare for DNS resolution, you need to [add these nameservers](/dns/zone-setups/full-setup/setup/#update-your-nameservers) at your registrar. Make sure DNSSEC **is disabled** at this point.
Before your domain can begin using Cloudflare for DNS resolution, you need to [add these nameservers](/dns/zone-setups/full-setup/setup/#update-your-nameservers) at your registrar. DNSSEC should still be **disabled** at this point.

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