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Domains

Cloudflare Area 1 works through a system of domain-based routing, where Cloudflare receives and evaluates incoming email from a domain.

​​ Create a domain

To create a new domain in Area 1:

  1. Log in to the Area 1 dashboard.

  2. Go to Settings (the gear icon).

  3. Go to Email Configuration > Domains & Routing > Domains.

  4. Select New Domain.

  5. Enter the following information:

    • Domain: The domain name receiving email traffic.
    • Configured As: Choose MX Records or specify a number of Hops (depending on your email architecture).
    • Forwarding To: Enter the hostname of your email provider.
    • IP Restrictions (optional): Restrict incoming traffic to the IP addresses of your mail servers.
    • Inbound TLS (only available for non-MX domains): Applies TLS to incoming traffic.
    • Outbound TLS: Choose between Forward all messages over TLS (recommended) or Forward all messages using opportunistic TLS.
    • Quarantine Policy: Choose the dispositions you want to send to Admin quarantine.
  6. Select Publish Domain.


​​ Edit a domain

To edit an existing domain:

  1. Log in to the Area 1 dashboard.
  2. Go to Settings (the gear icon).
  3. Go to Email Configuration > Domains & Routing > Domains.
  4. On a specific domain, select > Edit.
  5. Make changes as needed.
  6. Select Update Domain.

​​ Delete a domain

To delete a domain:

  1. Log in to the Area 1 dashboard.
  2. Go to Settings (the gear icon).
  3. Go to Email Configuration > Domains & Routing > Domains.
  4. On a specific domain, select > Delete.