# How do I link my website to Cloudflare?

In this guide, you will learn how to link up your website to Cloudflare. Aquatis strongly encourages customers to link their website to Cloudflare as it improves your website and application performance/security. Cloudflare is free.

##### Step 1

**Navigate** to [Cloudflare ](https://www.cloudflare.com/)and select the Sign-Up button on the navigation bar.

[![image.png](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/sGgS0V0FliDoO80n-image.png)](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/sGgS0V0FliDoO80n-image.png)

##### Step 2  


**Fill** in your email and desired password and select the **Create Account** box.

<p class="callout info">The information you submit on Cloudflare does not need to match your Aquatis account billing information.</p>

[![image.png](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/jgXMXC9kcElxWviH-image.png)](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/jgXMXC9kcElxWviH-image.png)

##### Step 3

Select "**Get started"** for the first option, **Cloudflare for Infrastructure.**

[![image.png](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/sTBfAmCdR9PyvZWw-image.png)](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/sTBfAmCdR9PyvZWw-image.png)

##### Step 4  


Type in the **Domain** that you would like to link to Cloudflare.

<p class="callout warning">If your website is [https://www.yourdomain.com](https://www.yourdomain.com), do not include https:// or www. in your domain while entering. For the example here, you would only put <span style="text-decoration: underline;">**yourdomain.com**</span>.</p>

[![image.png](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/FLnHTLzKQ8mbzkG3-image.png)](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/FLnHTLzKQ8mbzkG3-image.png)

##### Step 5  


Select the **Free** plan at the bottom, then select **Continue**.

<p class="callout info">You are free to purchase any plan you want, please note that Aquatis is not affiliated with Cloudflare in terms of support/sales.</p>

[![image.png](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/7vW59qePLePAWS7P-image.png)](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/7vW59qePLePAWS7P-image.png)

##### Step 6  


<label for="cancellationreason">**Wait** while Cloudflare scans for DNS records. Once it completes, it will display a list of DNS records you currently have. Scroll down to the bottom for now and select **Continue**.  
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##### Step 7  


**Record** the name servers provided to you from Cloudflare. Login to your domain registrar and change the names of servers to the ones provided by you from Cloudflare. In this example, they are <span style="text-decoration: underline;">eloise.ns.cloudflare.com</span> &amp; <span style="text-decoration: underline;">emerson.ns.cloudflare.com</span>. Once you are done, select **"Done, check nameservers"**.

<p class="callout warning">The name servers provided on your end may/will be different from this example. So be sure to read your screen to verify!</p>

[![image.png](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/7GfufGl7ZG7YTB4p-image.png)](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/7GfufGl7ZG7YTB4p-image.png)

<p class="callout info">Using Aquatis as your domain registrar? We have a link to our article **[here](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/books/domain-guide/page/how-do-i-change-my-nameservers)** on how to do so!</p>

##### Step 8  


**Configure** recommendations based on your preference. If you are not sure what to do, select skip recommendations for now.

[![image.png](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/scaled-1680-/R6GyAYttAxdvROZl-image.png)](https://knowledgebase.aquatis.host/uploads/images/gallery/2022-08/R6GyAYttAxdvROZl-image.png)

##### Step 9  


**Wait** 24 hours while your name servers are propagated over to Cloudflare. Once you get an email from Cloudflare saying your website is active. You are all set!