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Clarify additional option
Vortexmind May 29, 2025
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Slight adjustment following PM review
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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion src/content/docs/dns/zone-setups/zone-transfers/cloudflare-as-primary/setup.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ It should also have updated [Access Control Lists (ACLs)](/dns/zone-setups/zone-

Using the information from your secondary DNS provider, [create NS records](/dns/manage-dns-records/how-to/create-dns-records/#create-dns-records) on your zone apex listing your secondary nameservers.

By default, Cloudflare ignores NS records added to the zone apex. To modify this behavior, enable [multi-provider DNS](/dns/nameservers/nameserver-options/#multi-provider-dns):
By default, Cloudflare ignores NS records added to the zone apex. To modify this behavior, enable [multi-provider DNS](/dns/nameservers/nameserver-options/#multi-provider-dns).

:::note
If your account [zone defaults](/dns/additional-options/dns-zone-defaults/) are already defined to have **Multi-provider DNS** enabled, this step may not be necessary.
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</TabItem> </Tabs>

:::note
In case you want to keep Cloudflare as the only authoritative DNS provider, do not enable multi-provider DNS. In this way, your secondary DNS is kept hidden and up-to-date with the Cloudflare primary, as a backup option for disaster recovery scenarios.
:::

## 6. Enable outgoing zone transfers

When you enable outgoing zone transfers, this will send a DNS NOTIFY message to your secondary DNS provider.
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