To deactivate a site from Cloudflare, you can either temporarily pause the Cloudflare service or fully remove the site from Cloudflare’s dashboard. Here are the steps for both options:
1. Temporarily Pausing Cloudflare
If you want to temporarily disable Cloudflare for a site, you can pause the service without completely removing it.
Steps:
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Log in to your Cloudflare account.
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From the Cloudflare dashboard, select the website you want to deactivate.
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In the menu on the left, click on “Overview”.
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Scroll down to the Advanced Actions section.
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Click on “Pause Cloudflare on Site”.
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Confirm your choice to pause Cloudflare.
Pausing Cloudflare will turn off its features for the site, but your DNS settings will remain intact.
2. Fully Removing a Site from Cloudflare
If you want to completely remove the site from Cloudflare, including its DNS settings, follow these steps:
Steps:
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Log in to your Cloudflare account.
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From the dashboard, select the website you want to remove.
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In the Overview tab, scroll down to Advanced Actions.
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Click on “Remove Site from Cloudflare”.
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Confirm the removal.
This will completely remove your site from Cloudflare and also remove the DNS records associated with it.
3. Changing Your DNS to Point Away from Cloudflare
If you just want to stop using Cloudflare’s proxy services, but not deactivate your account, you can update your DNS records to point to a new provider. This involves:
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Changing your DNS settings in your hosting provider’s control panel or DNS registrar.
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Removing the Cloudflare nameservers and replacing them with your hosting provider’s or other DNS provider’s nameservers.
After updating DNS, Cloudflare will no longer serve your website, and traffic will go directly to your server.
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