Why Use Cloudflare or ClouDNS? The Power of DNS With Good APIs
Learn why managed DNS services like Cloudflare and ClouDNS offer speed, security, and automation benefits over basic registrar DNS.
In the last lesson, you learned how DNS works — translating domain names to IP addresses. Your domain registrar (Namecheap, GoDaddy, etc.) probably provides basic DNS hosting for free. It works. So why would you use a separate service like Cloudflare or ClouDNS?
Because basic DNS is like a basic phone — it makes calls. Managed DNS services are like a smartphone — they do everything the basic one does, plus a whole lot more.
What Is Cloudflare?
Cloudflare is a web infrastructure company that started as a DNS and CDN (Content Delivery Network) provider and grew into a comprehensive platform for web security and performance.
When you put your site behind Cloudflare:
- Your DNS records are hosted on Cloudflare's global network
- Traffic to your site passes through Cloudflare before
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