Cloudflare Domain Consolidation

What This Is

A major consolidation project bringing approximately 100 site and centre domains under centralised management in Cloudflare.

The Problem Before

Domains scattered across different registrars and DNS providers:

• Inconsistent security configurations
• No centralised visibility
• Configuration drift between sites
• Difficult incident response
• Duplicated effort managing similar things differently

The Solution

Centralised DNS Management All domains in one place. Consistent configurations, easy auditing, no “who manages this domain again?” conversations.

Security Uplift

• WAF (Web Application Firewall) protection across all properties
• DDoS mitigation
• Bot management
• Consistent security policies

TLS and Certificate Strategy Proper certificate management instead of hoping individual sites remember to renew.

Improved Visibility When something happens, we can see it. Traffic patterns, security events, performance issues — all visible in one place.

Reduced Sprawl Fewer vendors, fewer configurations to maintain, fewer places for things to go wrong.

The Impact

This wasn’t a nice-to-have project. It materially improved the organisation’s security posture:

• Attack surface reduction
• Faster incident detection and response
• Consistent protection regardless of which site
• Confidence in the DNS infrastructure

The Work

Domain migrations aren’t just “change the nameservers.” It involves:

• Inventory and documentation
• Stakeholder communication
• Testing and validation
• Cutover planning
• Rollback preparation
• Post-migration verification

Multiply that by ~100 domains and it’s a substantial coordination exercise.