Cloudflare DCV Provisioner

Prerequisites

  • You need a Cloudflare account with DNS management access over the target zones.

  • You need to create an API token in the Cloudflare dashboard with the Zone:DNS:Edit permission on the relevant zones.

How to configure a DCV Provisioner

1. Log in to Horizon Administration Interface.

2. Access DCV Provisioners from the drawer or card: DCV  Provisioners.

3. Click on Add Provisioner.

4. Fill in the mandatory fields.

General

  • Name* (string input):
    Enter a meaningful provisioner name. It must be unique for each DCV provisioner. Horizon uses the name to identify the provisioner.

  • Type* (select):
    Select the DNS provider type. Additional configuration fields are displayed depending on the selected type.

Connection

  • Timeout* (finite duration):
    Maximum time Horizon waits for a response from the DNS provider.

  • TTL* (finite duration):
    TTL applied to the DNS TXT record created for the validation challenge.

  • Proxy (select):
    The HTTP/HTTPS proxy to use to reach the DNS provider, if any.

Cloudflare Configuration

Zone ID Mappings

See DCV Provisioners for a full explanation of zone ID mappings.

Click on Add Zone ID Mapping.

  • Zone ID* (string input):
    Cloudflare zone identifier.

  • Domain pattern* (regex):
    Regex matching domain names that belong to this zone.

You can delete Delete mapping a mapping.

Delegation Zone

See DCV Provisioners for a full explanation of delegation zones.

  • Delegation zone (string input):
    Optional DNS subdomain delegated to dedicated nameservers for DCV. When set, challenge records are published here instead of the domain’s authoritative zone.

5. Click on the save button.

You can edit Edit Provisioner or delete Delete Provisioner the Cloudflare DCV Provisioner.

You cannot delete a DCV Provisioner that is referenced by an existing DCV Policy.