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title: Primary setup (Full)
description: Use Cloudflare as your primary DNS provider.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
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# Primary setup (Full)

Cloudflare DNS offers a few different [setup options](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/zone-setups/). A primary setup (also known as full) is the most common and the only one available for Free or Pro plans.

In a primary setup, Cloudflare is your primary authoritative DNS provider, which means that, when a visitor tries to access your website or application, DNS resolvers will consider the [DNS records](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/manage-dns-records/) that you have on Cloudflare.

For this to work, you must go through a few steps that involve not only Cloudflare, but also your registrar and your previous DNS provider (if you were using one). Refer to [Set up a primary zone](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/zone-setups/full-setup/setup/) for detailed instructions.

## Availability

|              | Free | Pro | Business | Enterprise |
| ------------ | ---- | --- | -------- | ---------- |
| Availability | Yes  | Yes | Yes      | Yes        |

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