Cloudflare Setup with Azure WebApp

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I have a domain name registered with GoDaddy, e.g., "mysite.com", and have followed the Azure instructions to map that domain's CNAME and A records to my Azure WebApp, i.e.,

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I then updated GoDaddy's nameservers to point to cloudflare so cloudflare is now in charge of my DNS records, i.e.,

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Within cloudflare I have SSL set to Full and the certificate appears to be active

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and my DNS records in cloudflare pointing to my azurewebsites domain name, i.e.,

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It has been over 36 hours since I updated the nameservers, but as you can see from cloudflares DNS records screenshot above (see Status), all traffic appears to be routing around cloudflare directly to Azure, i.e., I'm not hitting cloudflare. Putting domain mysite.azurewebsites.net in whatsmydns also shows everything pointing to Azure.

What have I missed in the setup to ensure all traffic routes through cloudflare?

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2 Answers

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CloudFlare appears to transparently replace all CNAME records to A, so this CNAME record is not visible for Azure. You have to change nameservers of your domain to its original ones (provided by GoDaddy in your case), add CNAME through GoDaddy DNS panel, wait for Azure to see it, approve domain in Azure, and only then migrate to CloudFlare.

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Probably a little late but you need to click on that grey cloud icon in Cloudflares settings. The icon will then go orange and the traffic will be routed through Cloudflare.