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# Configure Cloudflare

If you registered your domain name through Cloudflare, or your domain points to Cloudflare's nameservers, you can delegate a subdomain to Release's nameservers.

Cloudflare does not currently support external nameservers for domains registered through Cloudflare Registrar, so this guide is limited to using a subdomain on Release only.

## Add your subdomain to Release

To add a subdomain to your Release account, follow the steps to [create a domain](/guides-and-examples/domains-and-dns/external-dns.md). Take note of the nameservers displayed by Release, as you'll use these in the next step.

## Configuring DNS in Cloudflare

To set up DNS delegation for a subdomain in Cloudflare, log in to your Cloudflare dashboard and select the domain you want to use.

Then follow these steps:

1. Click on **DNS** in the sidebar.
2. Click on **Add record**.
3. Select "NS" from the "Type" dropdown.
4. Enter the subdomain in the "Name" field.
5. Enter a nameserver hostname in the "Nameserver" field.
6. Click **Save**.
7. Repeat steps 2 through 6 for each nameserver.

![Configure Cloudflare DNS](https://585411240-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M1neGLLQ0sDXeK6ooSo%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7ef0b033a9d78213f171b9ac1e8bc4929e487763%2Fexternal-dns-cloudflare-subdomain.png?alt=media\&token=a9d7eb01-4606-478b-8c05-051d3831e477)

After creating a DNS record for each nameserver, the Cloudflare DNS records should look like this:

![After adding subdomain NS records](https://585411240-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M1neGLLQ0sDXeK6ooSo%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c73ebfb821c58efdca124ea0e254aa59c283c296%2Fexternal-dns-cloudflare-dns.png?alt=media)

You can find more information and detailed instructions for setting up subdomain delegation in Cloudflare over at Cloudflare's [Delegating Subdomains Outside of Cloudflare](https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021357131) page.


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