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# How to point a Registro.br domain (Cloudflare)

## Why Registro.br alone isn't enough

You bought your domain (e.g., `yoursite.com.br`) on Registro.br, but just having the domain doesn't put your site online. You need to **point** the domain to where your application is hosted — and the most robust way to do that is by handing DNS management over to **Cloudflare**.

## What nameservers are

Nameservers are who "answer" for your domain on the internet: they tell which server the visitor should go to when they type your address. By default, your domain uses Registro.br's own nameservers. By switching them to Cloudflare's, you start managing all DNS through Cloudflare, with more speed and features.

## Why go through Cloudflare

* **Faster DNS**: Cloudflare has one of the fastest DNS networks in the world.
* **DDoS protection**: your site sits behind Cloudflare's protection.
* **CDN and cache**: content delivered faster to the visitor.
* **Easier HTTPS**: SSL certificate managed automatically.

> On Square Cloud plans you get **premium Cloudflare included, at no extra cost** — so it's well worth centralizing DNS on Cloudflare.

## Step by step: pointing Registro.br to Cloudflare

1. Create a free account on Cloudflare.
2. Click **Add a Site** and enter your domain (e.g., `yoursite.com.br`).
3. Cloudflare will scan your records and provide **two nameservers** (e.g., `nina.ns.cloudflare.com`).
4. Access the **Registro.br** panel and open your domain.
5. Go to **Change DNS Servers**.
6. Replace the current nameservers with the two provided by Cloudflare and save.
7. Wait for propagation (it can take from a few minutes up to 24 hours).

## Pointing to your application on Square Cloud

With DNS already on Cloudflare, just create the records that point to your application on Square Cloud. The full step-by-step for DNS and CNAME records is in [How to set up your own domain](https://help.squarecloud.app/en-us/article/how-to-set-up-your-own-domain-1fzbrgh/).

## Still not working?

Switching nameservers isn't instant. If the site still won't open, it's usually a matter of propagation — see [Why hasn't my domain propagated yet?](https://help.squarecloud.app/en-us/article/why-hasnt-my-domain-propagated-yet-f5jzoy/).