Answers: <p>You create a <code>CNAME</code> record referencing the assigned hostname of the balancer as the target.</p>
  
  <p><code>CNAME</code> records are not valid at the apex of a zone (i.e. the "naked" domain, without <code>www</code> or any other prefix) but Cloudflare allows you to create one there -- sort of -- they actually allow you to <em>believe</em> that you're creating one there, and then their service automatically transforms it into one or more valid A-records, dynamically.</p>
  
  <p>This feature is enabled by default at the apex.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-cname-flattening-rfc-compliant-cnames-at-a-domains-root/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-cname-flattening-rfc-compliant-cnames-at-a-domains-root/</a> </p>
  
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Answers: I will try it out but I def need the apex as well.
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Answers: I'm not sure what you are saying in this comment.  As I indicated, above, this does work at the apex in Cloudflare.
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Body: <p>I am trying to use an AWS Network Load Balancer to point at a group of servers. I would then like to take my DNS and point it at the load balancer. However, after I set everything up I cannot find and ip address for the AWS load balancer. I only see a URL value but the A-record in Cloudflare requires an actual IP.</p>
  
  <p>How do I configure the DNS to point at the Load Balancer?</p>
  
Tags: <amazon-web-services><load-balance>
Title: How do I configure an AWS network load balancer with an A record in Cloudflare
UserDisplayName: Jackie
ThreadText: # How do I configure an AWS network load balancer with an A record in Cloudflare
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-25)
  
  I am trying to use an AWS Network Load Balancer to point at a group of servers. I would then like to take my DNS and point it at the load balancer. However, after I set everything up I cannot find and ip address for the AWS load balancer. I only see a URL value but the A-record in Cloudflare requires an actual IP.
  
  How do I configure the DNS to point at the Load Balancer?
  
  **Tags:** amazon-web-services, load-balance
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-07-25. Score: 2
  
  You create a `CNAME` record referencing the assigned hostname of the balancer as the target.
  
  `CNAME` records are not valid at the apex of a zone (i.e. the "naked" domain, without `www` or any other prefix) but Cloudflare allows you to create one there -- sort of -- they actually allow you to *believe* that you're creating one there, and then their service automatically transforms it into one or more valid A-records, dynamically.
  
  This feature is enabled by default at the apex.
  
  <https://blog.cloudflare.com/introducing-cname-flattening-rfc-compliant-cnames-at-a-domains-root/>
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I will try it out but I def need the apex as well.  
  > **username_1**: I'm not sure what you are saying in this comment.  As I indicated, above, this does work at the apex in Cloudflare.  
  
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