Set up redirects
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Often, you might want to set up redirects within Cloudflare.
Redirect a subdomain to apex domain
Sometimes, you might want all traffic to a subdomain (www.example.com) to actually go to your apex domain (example.com).
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Create a proxied DNS A record for your subdomain. This record can point to any IP address since all traffic will be redirected prior to reaching the address.
Type Name IPv4 address Proxy status A www192.0.2.1Proxied -
Create a Single Redirect to forward traffic from your subdomain to your apex domain.
When incoming requests match
Using the Expression Editor:
(http.request.full_uri contains "www.example.com")
Then
- Type: Dynamic
- Expression:
concat("https://","example.com",http.request.uri.path) - Status code: 301
Redirect apex domain to a subdomain
Sometimes, you might want all traffic to your apex domain (example.com) to actually go to a subdomain (www.example.com).
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If you have already added that subdomain at your host, create a corresponding DNS A or CNAME record for that subdomain.
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Create a proxied DNS A record for your apex domain. This record can point to any IP address since all traffic will be redirected prior to reaching the address.
Type Name IPv4 address Proxy status A @192.0.2.1Proxied -
Create a Single Redirect to forward traffic from your apex domain to your subdomain.
When incoming requests match
Using the Expression Editor:
(lower(http.host) eq "example.com")
Then
- Type: Dynamic
- Expression:
concat("https://","www.example.com",http.request.uri.path) - Status code: 301