What it is
Two paths to a custom domain. Managed DNS (recommended): delegate your nameservers and cite-met provisions the Cloudflare zone, imports your existing records with explicit safety rails around email (MX/SPF/DKIM), and manages apex, www, and certificates automatically. Manual: keep your DNS host and add the CNAME/TXT records yourself. Plus domain intelligence — registrar detection, “served by cite-met” verification, and soft-404 / redirect-chain checks.
Domain setup screen with managed DNS and email safety rails (demo data, illustrative)
Email safety rails
MX/SPF/DKIM imported and protected so mail keeps flowing.
Managed certs & zone
Apex, www, and SSL handled automatically.
Domain intelligence
Registrar detection, verification, soft-404 and redirect checks.
Why it matters
The number-one fear when changing nameservers is breaking email. cite-met imports and protects your MX/SPF/DKIM records explicitly, so you get a managed custom domain without the outage risk that stalls most hosting migrations.