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===DNS Lock-In===

Cloudflare offers a registrar, their domain registration page and TOS warns you must use Cloudflares DNS service with your domain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-25 |title=Domain Registration Agreement {{!}} Cloudflare |url=https://www.cloudflare.com/domain-registration-agreement/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260208034425/https://www.cloudflare.com/domain-registration-agreement/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-11-11 |archive-date=8 Feb 2026}}</ref> The only workaround is transfering to different registrar or subscribing to a paid business plan. <ref>{{Cite web |date=25 Jul 2024 |title=Cloudflare locks you into their NS if you use them as registrar. I can't believe I didn't notice this before. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1ebzxq4/cloudflare_locks_you_into_their_ns_if_you_use/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 Apr 2025 |website=Reddit}}</ref>

Cloudflare offers a registrar, their domain registration page and TOS warns you must use Cloudflares DNS service with your domain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-25 |title=Domain Registration Agreement {{!}} Cloudflare |url=https://www.cloudflare.com/domain-registration-agreement/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260208034425/https://www.cloudflare.com/domain-registration-agreement/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-11-11 |archive-date=8 Feb 2026}}</ref> The only workaround is transfering to different registrar or subscribing to a paid business plan. <ref>{{Cite web |date=25 Jul 2024 |title=Cloudflare locks you into their NS if you use them as registrar. I can't believe I didn't notice this before. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1ebzxq4/cloudflare_locks_you_into_their_ns_if_you_use/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 Apr 2025 |website=Reddit |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240726053953/https://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1ebzxq4/cloudflare_locks_you_into_their_ns_if_you_use/ |archive-date=26 Jul 2024}}</ref>

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 ===DNS Lock-In===
-Cloudflare offers a registrar, their domain registration page and TOS warns you must use Cloudflares DNS service with your domain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-25 |title=Domain Registration Agreement {{!}} Cloudflare |url=https://www.cloudflare.com/domain-registration-agreement/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260208034425/https://www.cloudflare.com/domain-registration-agreement/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-11-11 |archive-date=8 Feb 2026}}</ref> The only workaround is transfering to different registrar or subscribing to a paid business plan. <ref>{{Cite web |date=25 Jul 2024 |title=Cloudflare locks you into their NS if you use them as registrar. I can't believe I didn't notice this before.  |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1ebzxq4/cloudflare_locks_you_into_their_ns_if_you_use/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 Apr 2025 |website=Reddit}}</ref>
+Cloudflare offers a registrar, their domain registration page and TOS warns you must use Cloudflares DNS service with your domain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-25 |title=Domain Registration Agreement {{!}} Cloudflare |url=https://www.cloudflare.com/domain-registration-agreement/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260208034425/https://www.cloudflare.com/domain-registration-agreement/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-11-11 |archive-date=8 Feb 2026}}</ref> The only workaround is transfering to different registrar or subscribing to a paid business plan. <ref>{{Cite web |date=25 Jul 2024 |title=Cloudflare locks you into their NS if you use them as registrar. I can't believe I didn't notice this before.  |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1ebzxq4/cloudflare_locks_you_into_their_ns_if_you_use/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 Apr 2025 |website=Reddit |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240726053953/https://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1ebzxq4/cloudflare_locks_you_into_their_ns_if_you_use/ |archive-date=26 Jul 2024}}</ref>
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