> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.hosting.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Activating Cloudflare

> Learn how to activate Cloudflare for your web site in this article.

This article describes how to activate Cloudflare for your web site.

## Activating Cloudflare

To activate Cloudflare for your web site, follow these steps:

1. Go to [https://www.cloudflare.com](https://www.cloudflare.com), and then click **Sign Up**. A new page appears:\\
   ![Cloudflare create account dialog](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-cloudflare-create-account.png)
   * In the **Email** text box, type an e-mail address.
   * In the **Password** text box, type a password.
   * Click **Create Account** to continue.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you already have a Cloudflare account, you do not need to follow this step. Log in to Cloudflare with your existing account instead.
2. The **Welcome to Cloudflare** page appears. At the top of the page, click **Add site**.
3. in the **Enter your site** text box, type the domain to be proxied by Cloudflare, and then click **Add site**.
4. Select a plan, and then click **Continue**. Cloudflare scans the domain's DNS records.
   > 👍 Tip
   >
   > If you are unsure which plan to use, start with the Free plan.
5. Review the DNS settings and make sure they are correct. Make any necessary changes, and then click **Continue**.
6. The next page displays the Cloudflare nameservers to use for your domain. Make a note of the nameservers.
7. Change the domain's nameservers at the registrar to the nameservers provided by Cloudflare in step 6.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > The exact procedure to do this depends on the registrar for your domain:
   >
   > * If you registered your domain with hosting.com, please see this article.
   > * If you registered your domain with GoDaddy, please see [this article](/docs/setting-the-name-servers-for-a-domain-at-godaddy).
   > * If you registered your domain with OpenSRS, please see [this article](/docs/setting-the-name-servers-for-a-domain-at-opensrs).
   >
   > For all other registrars, please see their own documentation for information about how to change a domain's nameservers.
8. Cloudflare is active once the nameserver changes have propagated. This usually takes 24 hours or less.
   > 🚧 Important
   >
   > Use the Cloudflare site to manage all of the Cloudflare settings for your account. For information about how to do this, please visit [https://support.cloudflare.com](https://support.cloudflare.com).

## More information

For general information about Cloudflare, please visit [https://www.cloudflare.com](https://www.cloudflare.com).

## Related articles

* [What is Cloudflare?](/docs/what-is-cloudflare)