Subdomains with CloudFlare

Question

I'm using CloudFlare in my website and it works perfectly. Problem is, I decided to host my static files like JavaScript, CSS, etc. in static.example.com and I don't know how to set up the subdomain.

I already tried adding a CNAME record (static is an alias of example.com) and it didn't work, and as a A record (static points to IPAddress) where IPAddress is the IP address that both www and example.com use.

I'm I doing something wrong? I've waited about an hour for any DNS propagation problems and still doesn't work.

Answer 1

If you have added the subdomain in your CloudFlare DNS settings (settings->DNS settings), then it should start propagating out after a few minutes or so. If you're still having issues with the subdomain, please contact CloudFlare with the domain name so we can look at it.

Answer 2

I had the same issue until I realized I had to click on the greyed out cloud on that row to activate Cloudflare on the subdomain. This is what it currently looks like:

The instructions at the top of the page clearly say you have to do this, but I'm not one of those read the manual types for simple tasks. I guess what would have really got the point across was some sort of notice the very first time I added a subdomain on my account.

Once you've clicked the icon, then the activated proxy will be indicated like this:

Oh well, hope this helps somebody else.