# 'Check DNS configuration' Error after setting up new site **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** netlify-dns-https-ssl, deployment\ **Created:** [September 28, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/check-dns-configuration-error-after-setting-up-new-site/23427 "2020-09-28T20:07:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dbj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/dbj/32/10945_2.png) [@dbj](https://answers.netlify.com/u/dbj)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/check-dns-configuration-error-after-setting-up-new-site/23427/1 "2020-09-28T20:07:39Z")
A few hours ago, I configured a new site, [https://crazy-cockatoo.com](https://crazy-cockatoo.com/), on Netlify. I use Cloudflare for my DNS. I used Cloudflare’s CNAME flattening feature for my apex record: both my CNAME apex record and CNAME www subdomain point to my vibrant-leavitt-d14657.netlify.app Netlify subdomain. Since I was using CNAME flattening, I am using my apex domain as my primary domain with www redirecting to my primary domain. My site is up and functioning; both [https://crazy-cockatoo.com](https://crazy-cockatoo.com/) and [https://www.crazy-cockatoo.com](https://www.crazy-cockatoo.com/) load just fine. However, on my Netlify domain control panel, I am seeing “Check DNS configuration” for both my primary and www domain names. Additionally my SSL cert is “Waiting on DNS propagation”. When I click on “Verify DNS configuration”, I get "DNS verification failed • [crazy-cockatoo.com](http://crazy-cockatoo.com) doesn’t appear to be served by Netlify”. As a secondary points of consideration, I set up in Netlify [crazy-cockatoo-games.com](http://crazy-cockatoo-games.com/) and [www.crazy-cockatoo-games.com](http://www.crazy-cockatoo-games.com/) as aliases to [crazy-cockatoo.com](http://crazy-cockatoo.com/). These URLs also load just fine, but have the same “Check DNS configuration” warnings. I am unsure how to proceed to resolve this. Finally, at the same time, I one of my existing Netlify sites over to using CNAME flattening ([https://xeticode.com](https://xeticode.com/)) and it appears to be working fine as well, but also has the same “Verify DNS configuration” error (lucid-mestorf-4f7da8.netlify.app). Thanks for the help. ---
**Author:** ![dbj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/dbj/32/10945_2.png) [@dbj](https://answers.netlify.com/u/dbj)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/check-dns-configuration-error-after-setting-up-new-site/23427/2 "2020-09-28T20:20:17Z")
I just solved this issue. For some reason, I thought I needed to use Cloudflare’s proxying setting (the orange cloud) to get CNAME flattening, but that is actually not the case. I turned this setting off (to the grey cloud), and Netlify is now happy. Hopefully this will help someone else. ---
**Author:** ![perry](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/perry/32/16_2.png) [@perry](https://answers.netlify.com/u/perry)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/check-dns-configuration-error-after-setting-up-new-site/23427/3 "2020-09-28T20:24:17Z")
thank you for sharing!