Short, practical write-ups on the things people ask us: DNS records, .htaccess rules, Cloudflare settings and what actually happens to a domain when it expires.
68 guides on DNS, .htaccess, Cloudflare and expired domains.
Refreshing your website's cache within Cloudflare is much like turning a fresh page for your content. This important maintenance step ensures that your users are always interacting with the most up-to-date version of your…
Empowering your website with Cloudflare Hotlink Protection is a wise move towards asserting control over your online content. In the age of content sharing and viral media, it's all too easy for your images,…
Enabling Cloudflare's Bot Fight Mode on your website is a proactive measure in combating malicious bot activity. This powerful feature uses advanced algorithms and machine learning to differentiate between legitimate visitors and bots, effectively…
Discover the essentials of fortifying your website's security with our comprehensive guide on using Cloudflare proxies to hide your server's IP address. Uncover why this layer of anonymity is crucial for protection against cyber…
Navigating Cloudflare starts with a simple sign-up and domain integration. Once onboard, setting up DNS records becomes a breeze, directing your traffic through Cloudflare's intelligent global network. Here, you'll discover features like SSL/TLS encryption,…
What is in the guides and where to start.
Two broad areas. First, domains: how the domain lifecycle works, what happens when a name expires, whether expired domains are worth buying and where to buy them. Second, the practical work that follows: reading a WHOIS record, adding DNS records at common registrars, redirecting an old domain, and configuring .htaccess, caching and Cloudflare.
People registering or buying a domain and then having to make it work. That covers first-time buyers who want to know what a nameserver is, domain investors sizing up expired names, and site owners doing their own DNS, redirects and caching. The guides assume no prior knowledge and show the actual steps rather than describing them in the abstract.
No. The guides, the expired domain lists and the lookup tools are open to everyone. An account is only needed for the parts that have to remember something for you: saving favourites and setting up match rules that alert you when a name you want becomes available.
Every guide carries its publication date, so check it before following a walkthrough. The domain concepts — expiry, redemption, DNS record types — barely change. Registrar and control panel screens change often, so a screenshot from an older guide may no longer match what you see, even when the steps are still right.
If domains are new to you, start with the lifecycle of a domain name and what happens when one expires — almost everything else here builds on those two. If you already know the ground and want names, go straight to the expired domains list or the WHOIS lookup.