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How to automatically connect my Cloudflare subdomain with Short.io
How to automatically connect my Cloudflare subdomain with Short.io
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Written by Tsvetana Dimitrova
Updated over 4 months ago

Note: If you want to configure your subdomain manually follow the instructions in the article: https://help.short.io/en/articles/9720643-how-to-connect-my-cloudflare-subdomain-with-short-io

How to automatically connect your subdomain

  1. Sign in to your Short.io account.

  2. Open the User menu and click on Add domain:

  3. In the next screen click on Add my own domain:

  4. Enter your domain name, select the option This is domain I already use for website or blog.

  5. Select the option that suits you best for subdomain name and click on Add domain:

  6. In the next screen, you can click on:

    • Instruction: if you decide to still perform a manual connection

    • Configure: if you want to continue with the automatic presets

  7. When you click on Configure, the following message appears:

  8. Click on Confirm. You are redirected to the Cloudflare login page.

  9. After logging in, you can review the automatic presets on your dashboard:

  10. Click on Authorize. You are redirected again to the Short.io dashboard.

Configuring the connection takes around 15 minutes and during that time you may still see the following message:

You can click on the refresh icon until the message disappears.

When the domain becomes active, feel free to shorten links and enjoy Short.io.

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