DNS records
For a domain served through Cloudflare, Qubix lets you manage its DNS records right from the domain card — no need to log in to the Cloudflare dashboard. You can add records, change where they point, switch proxying on or off, and delete records.
The DNS records tab appears on the domain card only for a domain that has a Cloudflare zone (that is, one connected via Cloudflare). A domain served with your own DNS keeps its records at your registrar, so it has no DNS-records tab here.
The records table
Each row is one DNS record of the domain's Cloudflare zone:
Type — the record type: A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT.
Name — the host the record applies to. @ is the domain itself; a subdomain (for example, promo) applies to promo.yourdomain.com.
Content — where the record points: an IP address for A/AAAA, a target host for CNAME, arbitrary text for TXT.
Proxy — whether the record is proxied through Cloudflare (see below). Applies to A, AAAA and CNAME records; for other types it shows a dash.
TTL — how long the record may be cached by resolvers. auto means Cloudflare picks it.
Adding or changing a record
Above the table is a row for adding a record:
- Pick the Type (
A,AAAA,CNAMEorTXT). - Enter the Name —
@for the domain itself, or a subdomain likepromo. - Enter the Content — the IP address, target host or text value.
- For an
A/AAAA/CNAMErecord you can tick Proxy to serve it through Cloudflare. - Click Add.
Adding a record with the same type and name as an existing one overwrites it — this is how you change where a record points (for example, move an A record to a new server IP). To create a brand-new record, use a name that isn't in the table yet.
Proxying — the orange and grey cloud
Cloudflare can either just resolve a record (return the address to the visitor) or proxy the traffic through its network. This is the well-known "orange cloud / grey cloud" switch.
- Proxied (orange cloud) — traffic goes through Cloudflare. The visitor connects to Cloudflare, not to your server directly: your server's real IP is hidden, static files are cached and served fast, and traffic spikes are absorbed. This is the mode Qubix sets up for served domains.
- DNS only (grey cloud) — Cloudflare only returns the address; the visitor connects straight to whatever the record points at. Your server's IP is visible and there's no caching or protection on that record.
To switch a record, click its proxy state in the Proxy column. The change saves immediately.
For the domain that serves your landings and PWAs, keep the main record proxied (orange cloud) — that's what gives you the speed and the hidden server IP described in Faster loading via Cloudflare. Use DNS-only (grey cloud) for records that shouldn't go through Cloudflare, such as a mail or verification record.
Deleting a record
Click Delete on the record's row and confirm. The record is removed from the Cloudflare zone right away.
Deleting the domain's main A/CNAME record stops the domain from resolving to your server — the site will go down. Only delete records you're sure about.
Do it with the AI assistant
Managing DNS is one of the things the AI assistant does especially well — it's the DevOps side of your domains, handled for you. It holds the full Cloudflare toolset and can go beyond what the tab offers. Just describe what you need, for example:
- "Add a CNAME record
wwwpointing to mygames.click on this domain." - "Point the A record of promo.mysite.com at 203.0.113.10."
- "Turn off the orange cloud for the mail record."
- "List all DNS records on mygames.click and tell me which ones are proxied."
- "Add the TXT record Google gave me for domain verification."
The assistant reads the current records on its own and, for any change, shows you exactly what it will do and runs it only after you approve. Because it drives the Cloudflare API directly, it can also handle records and setups the tab doesn't expose — other record types, DNS-only zones, edge-cache settings, and, for anything unusual, a direct Cloudflare API call. If the domain is in your own Cloudflare account, you can hand the assistant your API key through the secure field in the chat.
🎬 GIF: asking the assistant to add a DNS record, and the approval card