PD Cloudflare DNS connects Cloudflare DNS to Blesta, giving staff a zone-management view and customers access to the DNS records of their own domains.

What you can use it for

Use the module to keep routine DNS record changes in the client portal. The record editor presents fields appropriate to the record type: an address record and a mail-exchange record do not ask for the same information. Staff control which zones each customer can manage.

Before you start

Install PD Modules for Blesta first, connect the account that holds your licence, then install PD Cloudflare DNS from its Store. Allow the staff group that needs to use it.

Prepare a Cloudflare account and a token scoped to the zones and DNS operations you need. Confirm the selected Cloudflare zones and their DNS records before enabling client access. A zone in an admin list is not evidence that the domain is delegated to it.

Connect the provider and review a zone

1. Open the module’s provider configuration and add the prepared connection. Keep provider credentials in the connection settings, rather than in a client note.
2. Review a zone you recognise. Confirm its owner and the existing records before assigning customer access.
3. Configure the relevant zone limits and any record template you intend to use. Read the template before applying it to an existing zone.
4. Check the customer’s Manage DNS view and confirm it shows the intended domain. The customer should manage their own zones, not the provider account.

Check the result

Compare a known record with the authoritative zone and confirm the domain’s nameserver delegation. After an approved record change, allow for DNS caching when checking the public answer. If a zone is missing, check the provider connection and zone assignment before recreating it.

Explore the module

See the PD Cloudflare DNS for Blesta module page for the current product details.

Cloudflare DNS task guides

• Connect Cloudflare DNS to Blesta with a scoped API token
• Assign a Cloudflare DNS zone to a client in Blesta
• Point a domain or subdomain to a website with Cloudflare DNS in Blesta
• Add or change mail-server MX records in Cloudflare DNS from Blesta
• Add a domain-verification TXT record in Cloudflare DNS from Blesta
• Add provider-supplied SPF, DKIM and DMARC records in Blesta
• Add a service SRV record in Cloudflare DNS from Blesta
• Create and apply Cloudflare DNS record templates in Blesta
• Import or export a Cloudflare DNS zone file in Blesta
• Back up and restore a Cloudflare DNS zone in Blesta
• Enable DNSSEC and publish the registrar DS record from Blesta
• Set client DNS-zone and record allowances in Blesta
• Configure the PD Cloudflare DNS automation API in Blesta
• Configure automatic DNS zones and cleanup in Blesta