How to set up DNS-O-MATIC for Cloudflare

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ra2258

May 18, 2020 13:29

There is an article here that attempts to explain this but it may be out of date?

In the comments section, it says you can "You can do this more easily, use @ as the hostname in both cloudflare and dns-o-matic"

Does this mean where "dynamic" was used in the above post, use the "@" sign instead?

What does the @ sign do here? I have seen it used and would like to understand it more.

Thanks!

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  rotblitz May 18, 2020 15:03

  @ means the root domain name like example.com, and not only at CloudFlair, but everywhere in DNS.

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  ra2258 May 18, 2020 17:28

  Thanks! I have this on cloudflare (followed the first thread above). I think I get the dynamic "tag". But if I wanted to use @, what would I do? Thank you!
  
  

  Type	Name	Content
  A	dynamic	<WAN IP>
  CNAME	mydomain.com	dynamic.mydomain.com
  CNAME	ombi	dynamic.mydomain.com
  CNAME	www	dynamic.mydomain.com

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  ra2258 May 18, 2020 17:34

  This thread is very close to what I am trying to do....

  https://www.chipshop.co/setting-up-cloudflare-dynamic-dns/

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  rotblitz May 19, 2020 09:08 (Edited May 19, 2020 09:10)

  You don't use @.  You could use @ as a replacement for "mydomain.com" in the first CNAME record, but why should you?  Simply go ahead!  What are you missing?  What does not work?

  Btw, the domain name for exemplary use is example.com/org/net.  The domain mydomain.com is real and being used.  Don't use it as example!

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  ra2258 May 19, 2020 09:20

   

  Good to know about "mydomain"....Thanks!

  I have it working and am using the following:

   

  Type	Name	Content
  A	example.com	<WAN IP>
  CNAME	ombi	example.com
  CNAME	www	example.com

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  rotblitz May 19, 2020 10:33

  So, and what does still not work you want to make work?  Can't you update your hostname at CloudFlare?

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  ra2258 May 19, 2020 11:24

  Like I said, it is working. Just sharing what I did in case it is useful to others. Thanks!

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  rotblitz May 19, 2020 12:04

  Ah ok, this was not clear.  So you just asked for the meaning of @.

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