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title: Cloudflare DNS
description: Manage DNS records, nameservers, and DNSSEC with Cloudflare DNS.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
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# Cloudflare DNS

Leverage Cloudflare's global network to deliver excellent performance and reliability to your domain.

 Available on all plans 

Cloudflare DNS is a fast, resilient, and easy-to-manage authoritative DNS service. It delivers excellent performance and reliability to your domain while also protecting your business from [DDoS attacks ↗](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ddos/what-is-a-ddos-attack/) and [route leaks and hijacking ↗](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/glossary/bgp-hijacking/). To know where to begin, refer to [Get started](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/get-started/).

Enterprise customers can also use Cloudflare DNS for their private network with [Internal DNS (Beta)](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/internal-dns/) and proxy public hostnames to [private origins (Beta)](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/private-origins/).

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## Features

###  DNS records 

DNS records make resources available on your domain, and allow you to configure services such as email.

[ Use DNS records ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/manage-dns-records/how-to/create-dns-records/) 

###  DNSSEC 

DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) adds cryptographic signatures to your DNS records, preventing anyone else from redirecting traffic intended for your domain.

Cloudflare also supports [Multi-signer DNSSEC](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/dnssec/multi-signer-dnssec/).

[ Use DNSSEC ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/dnssec/) 

###  CNAME flattening 

CNAME flattening delivers better performance and allows you to add a CNAME record at your apex domain (`example.com`). Paid accounts can choose to flatten all CNAME records on their domain.

[ Use CNAME flattening ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/cname-flattening/) 

  
Refer to [DNS features and availability](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/reference/all-features/) for a complete list of features and their availability according to different Cloudflare plans.

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## Related products

**[Registrar](https://developers.cloudflare.com/registrar/)** 

Before you can start using Cloudflare DNS you must first have a domain. Buy and renew your domain at cost with Cloudflare Registrar.

**[DNS Resolver](https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/)** 

Cloudflare DNS focuses on businesses and their domain administration. If you are a consumer and want a more private way to browse the Internet, check out 1.1.1.1, Cloudflare's public DNS Resolver.

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```