Cloudflare Proxy Issues

Topic summary

A user purchased a domain directly through Shopify with SSL already configured, but received a warning that their domain has a Cloudflare Proxy, which Shopify doesn’t support. They’re unsure if their Gmail setup is causing the issue.

Proposed Solutions:

  1. Ignore the warning - One respondent suggests it may be a false alarm and to only contact Shopify if actual problems occur.

  2. Check Cloudflare DNS settings - If the user has a Cloudflare account, they should disable the proxy setting on their A or CNAME records in DNS management.

  3. Verify Cloudflare account status - The issue could stem from a banned account or billing problem requiring a support ticket.

  4. Contact hosting provider - Some providers use Cloudflare on the backend, so opening a ticket with them may help.

A community member provided a video tutorial and detailed article explaining the troubleshooting process. The discussion remains open with no confirmed resolution yet.

Summarized with AI on November 1. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hello everyone, I just got my domain. I bought it directly off of Shopify and have a business email set up. The SSL certificate is already processed. I’m having a notification pop up that says, “Your domain has a Cloudflare Proxy, which is not supported by Shopify.” I have a Gmail is that what is causing the problem?

Just ignore it. It’s a false alarm. If it causes you problems, contact Shopify.

There are 2 common reasons:

  1. If you have a cloudflare account, the DNS setting for A or CName record have proxy enabled. Just go in to DNS management and disable.

  2. Your cloudflare account is banned or has a billing issue. Open a cloudflare ticket and ask them to fix

Sometimes your provider in the backend uses cloudflare so open a ticket with them as well

For full detail, i made a video explainer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_KnEZaP2Us and article at https://onescales.com/blogs/main/solving-shopify-domain-cloudflare-proxy-issue