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How to migrate a Levamo CDN domain to Cloudflare

Upgrade your Levamo CDN domain to Cloudflare-powered DNS for enterprise-grade performance and security.

Overview

Levamo has partnered with Cloudflare to deliver enterprise-grade DNS, CDN, and security for all custom domains. If your domain is currently using the legacy Levamo CDN, you can migrate it to Cloudflare-powered infrastructure directly from your dashboard, with your existing DNS records transferred automatically.

All Levamo domains will eventually be served through Cloudflare, so migrating now gets you immediate access to a larger global network, advanced WAF rules, and full page caching. During migration, you'll choose whether Levamo manages Cloudflare for your domain or you keep control of your own Cloudflare account. The process typically takes just a few minutes with no downtime.

In this article, you will find what to have ready before you start and step-by-step instructions for migrating your domain.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

  • A domain showing Levamo CDN status: Check the CDN column on your Domains page

  • Access to your domain registrar: Required if you choose the nameserver method, for example GoDaddy, Namecheap, or Google Domains

  • A Cloudflare API token: Required if you choose to use your own Cloudflare account, with Edit Zone DNS permissions. See How to connect your custom domain to a Levamo website for instructions.

What you'll get after migrating

Feature

Description

Enterprise-grade CDN

Content served from Cloudflare's global edge network for faster load times worldwide

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Protection against common web attacks, bots, and malicious traffic

Full Page Caching (FPC)

Entire pages cached at the edge for faster delivery

Centralized DNS management

Manage all your DNS records directly from the Levamo dashboard

Automatic DNS migration

Your existing DNS records from Levamo CDN are transferred automatically

How to migrate a domain

Step 1: Start the migration

  1. Log in to the Levamo dashboard and click Domains in the top navigation

  2. Find your domain showing Levamo CDN (formerly Rapyd CDN) in the CDN column

  3. Click Migrate to Cloudflare in the Status column

Step 2: Confirm your website URL

The migration wizard opens to the Confirm website URL step. You'll see a banner confirming that your DNS records will migrate automatically, and that you'll choose your connection method in the next step.

Review and adjust your settings:

  • Domain: Your domain name

  • www preference: Choose whether your primary URL should be yourdomain.com or www.yourdomain.com

  • Redirect behavior: Optionally enable strict redirection so only your preferred version is accessible

Click Continue when ready.
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Step 3: Choose your connection method

Select how you want to connect your domain to Cloudflare.

Option A: Let Levamo manage your DNS (recommended)

Best for most customers who want the simplest setup.

  • Update your domain's nameservers at your registrar to point to Levamo's Cloudflare nameservers

  • Levamo manages all DNS records through the Levamo dashboard

  • No Cloudflare account required

  • Gets the full Enterprise Cloudflare stack: CDN, WAF, and Full Page Caching

Option B: Keep control of your DNS (advanced)

Best for customers who already have a Cloudflare account, or want to create a free one.

  • Provide a Cloudflare API token that gives Levamo permission to manage DNS records

  • No nameserver change required

  • After connecting, you choose who manages Cloudflare for the domain:

    • Managed by Levamo (default, recommended): Levamo manages all Cloudflare settings, including DNS, CDN, security, and Full Page Caching. You get the full Enterprise Cloudflare stack.

    • Managed in my Cloudflare account: You keep full control of your Cloudflare zone. Levamo only maintains the core DNS records needed to route your domain to your site. The Enterprise Cloudflare stack (CDN, WAF, and Full Page Caching) will not be active for this domain.

Learn more about this option here: How to connect your custom domain to a Levamo website

Select your preferred option and click Migrate domain.

Step 4: Complete the connection

If you chose "Let Levamo manage your DNS":

  1. Levamo displays the Cloudflare nameservers you need to use

  2. Log in to your domain registrar and update the nameservers for your domain

  3. Save the changes at your registrar

  4. Your domain status updates to Active once the nameserver change propagates, usually within minutes and occasionally up to 24 hours

For registrar-specific instructions, see Nameservers and how to change them.

If you chose "Keep control of your DNS":

  1. Enter your Cloudflare API token when prompted

  2. Choose who manages Cloudflare for the domain: Managed by Levamo or Managed in my Cloudflare account

  3. Click Connect

  4. Levamo validates the token and begins managing your domain's DNS based on the mode you selected

  5. Your domain status updates to Active almost immediately

Step 5: Confirm the migration

Once your domain shows as Active, the migration is complete.

If you chose Let Levamo manage your DNS, or chose Keep control of your DNS with Managed by Levamo:

  • CDN and WAF are active. Your site is served through Cloudflare's global network with enterprise security features enabled.

  • Full Page Caching is active. Your pages are cached at Cloudflare's edge locations worldwide.

If you chose Keep control of your DNS with Managed in my Cloudflare account, the Enterprise Cloudflare stack is not active for this domain. Your site is served through your own Cloudflare configuration instead.

In all cases:

  • DNS records are preserved. Your existing DNS records from Levamo CDN, such as MX records for email and TXT records for verification, have been migrated automatically.

To verify your DNS records, go to Domains > Manage next to your domain and review the records listed.

Important information

  • Migration is designed to run with no downtime.

  • Your existing DNS records are migrated automatically. Review them in the Levamo dashboard after migration to confirm everything transferred correctly.

  • Switching between the nameserver and API methods after migration isn't a self-service action in the dashboard. Removing and re-adding the domain would cause downtime, so contact our support team if you need to change your connection method.

FAQ

My domain still shows "Migrate to Cloudflare." What should I do?

If you used the nameserver method, propagation can take up to 24 hours. Verify progress using What's My DNS. If you used the API method, check that your token hasn't been revoked in your Cloudflare account.

My domain has been "Pending Validation" for a long time. What should I do?

Click Configure DNS in the dashboard to verify your nameservers are correctly pointed. If using the API method, confirm your token is still valid. Contact our support team if the status hasn't changed after 24 hours.

Email stopped working after migrating. Why?

Verify that your MX records were migrated correctly in the DNS records table. If they're missing, add them manually using the values from your email provider.

Conclusion

Migrating your domain to Cloudflare unlocks Levamo's full enterprise-grade CDN, WAF, and caching, with no downtime and your DNS records preserved automatically. If you run into any issues during migration, our support team is available 24/7 to help.

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