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Configuration

Dynamic DNS

Navigate to Services -> Dynamic DNS

Click ➕Add

  • Service Type: Cloudflare
  • Interface to monitor: WAN
  • Hostname: @ your-domain.com
  • Username: your-zone-id
  • Password: api-token
  • Description: Cloudflare

dyndns-setup

Click 💾Save

Zone ID

To get the Zone ID, login to your Cloudflare account. Navigate to Account Home (Top right corner, on the human icon) Select your-domain.com. On the right sidebar, near the bottom. Under API, there is the Zone ID. Copy and paste it into Username field in pfSense

API Token

To get an API Token, login to your Cloudflare account. Navigate to My Profile (Top right corner, on the human icon) On the left sidebar click API Tokens Click Create Token

From templates select Edit zone DNS, click on Use template

Under Permissions you should add the following:

  • Zone -> Zone Settings -> Read
  • Zone -> Zone -> Read
  • Zone -> DNS -> Edit

Under Zone Resources you should add the following:

Include -> Specific zone -> your-domain.com

cloudflare-api-token

Click Continue to summary Click Create Token

Copy the token and paste it into Password field in pfSense