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# Connecting a domain to a web server

## Connecting a domain to a web server (online map, website, etc.)

### To connect a domain to a web server, you need to:

1. Link your domain to CloudFlare, to do this:

* Go to <https://dash.cloudflare.com>
* Register and confirm your email
* Click Add Domain, enter your domain name, select a free plan and set up the specified DNS in your registrar
* Wait a few hours (on average up to 3) until the DNS updates. After that, a message about the activation of the domain in Cloudflare will be sent to your email

2. Go to the DNS tab in Cloudflare
3. Create a DNS record:

* Type: `CNAME` or `A`
* Name: domain, if you want to create a record on the root of the domain use `@`
* Target: your node address, for example `node.domain.com`
* Proxy: leave it on

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4. Go to the tab Rules -> Origin Rules
5. Click `Create rule`:

* Enter any name
* Field: `Hostname`
* Operator: `Equals`
* Value: your domain name, for example `domain.com`
* Select `Rewrite to` and specify the port of your web server (online map, site)

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6. Click <mark style="color:green;">Deploy</mark>\
   **🎉 Done! You have connected the domain to the web server.**