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Using domains registered with Cloudflare Registrar

What to do if your domain is registered with Cloudflare Registrar (nameservers locked to Cloudflare).

The situation

To use an external domain with Maildoso, you connect it in your dashboard and we give you 2 nameservers per domain to add at your registrar. That points the domain to us so we can manage its DNS.

Cloudflare Registrar is a special case. Domains registered through Cloudflare Registrar are locked to Cloudflare's own nameservers and cannot be pointed to another provider's nameservers. Because our setup requires our 2 nameservers, such domains cannot be connected as-is.

What you can do

  • Transfer the domain to a registrar that allows custom nameservers, then connect it and add our 2 nameservers.

  • Use a domain registered elsewhere. A domain that only uses Cloudflare for DNS but is registered at another registrar is fine — the limitation applies specifically to domains registered at Cloudflare Registrar.

  • Register the domain through Maildoso instead.

  • Ask us to review your case. Open a chat with the domain names and we'll confirm the exact next step.

Good to know

Until a domain is fully connected, please hold off on creating mailboxes on it so you don't run into setup issues mid-way. We're happy to confirm when a domain is ready.

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