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# How to disable and Remove Cloudflare from your domain?

You can disable [Cloudflare](https://help.ex2.com/en/article/what-is-the-cloudflare-cdn-a3ig03/?bust=1676901592413) on your domain via [https://www.cloudflare.com](https://www.cloudflare.com/en-ca/).

To minimize downtime, we recommended you to first change your domain nameservers from Cloudflare to your ex² nameservers.

Here's how to disable and Remove Cloudflare from your domain

1. [Log into your client area](https://help.ex2.com/en/article/how-do-i-log-in-to-my-ex2-account-1cxgxuy/?bust=1676305236383) [here](https://www.ex2.com/clients/index.php?rp=/login).

2. In My Dashboard, click on Domains.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/index.php?rp=/images/kb/287_Capture-decran-le-2021-06-16-a-10.06.39.png)

3. In the My Domains page, locate the domain you want to disable Cloudflare on. Click on the 3 dots and click on Manage Nameservers.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/index.php?rp=/images/kb/288_Capture-decran-le-2021-06-16-a-10.09.23.png)

4. In the Managing yourDomain.com page, under the Nameservers section, enable Use custom nameservers and replace the existing nameservers with the ex² nameservers.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/index.php?rp=/images/kb/342_Capture-decran-le-2021-06-16-a-15.36.12.png)

5. Click the Change Nameservers button.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/index.php?rp=/images/kb/343_Capture-decran-le-2021-06-16-a-15.36.25.png)

![Capture d'écran, le 2021-06-16 à 10.22.02.png](https://www.ex2.com/clients/index.php?rp=/images/kb/295_Capture-decran-le-2021-06-16-a-10.22.02.png)

6. Now that you have changed your nameservers to those of ex². Head on <https://dash.cloudflare.com/login>.

7. Log into your Cloudflare account.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/index.php?rp=/images/kb/265_Capture-decran-le-2021-06-16-a-09.23.46.png)

8. Click the Home section and click on the domain that you want to disable Cloudflare.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/index.php?rp=/images/kb/303_Capture-decran-le-2021-06-16-a-11.24.28.png)

9. Scroll down to the Advanced Actions section and click on Remove Site from Cloudflare.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/index.php?rp=/images/kb/345_Capture-decran-le-2021-06-16-a-15.12.16.png)

10. Confirm that you want to delete Cloudflare by clicking on the Confirm button.

![](https://www.ex2.com/clients/index.php?rp=/images/kb/346_Capture-decran-le-2021-06-16-a-15.25.27.png)

Congratulations, you have removed Cloudflare from your domain.