my app xavigate.app is hosted on digital ocean and the domain is also registered with digital ocean.

my app xavigate.app is hosted on digital ocean and the domain is also registered with digital ocean. i am using R2 storage container on cloudflare to save the images used in xavigate.app. The issue is that the images render slow and i was told to configure r2 storage with a custom domain to increase the speed. I am trying to add media.xavigate.app but it gives me error. Please let me know the full process step by step to achieve this. I dont want to shift my name server to cloudflare but want a way by which i can achieve by keeping ns on digital ocean

SuperHelpflare•11/20/25, 9:01 AM

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To configure a custom domain for your R2 storage container on Cloudflare without transferring your name server to Cloudflare, you can follow these steps:

Create a CNAME record: On your Digital Ocean DNS settings, create a new CNAME record for media.xavigate.appmedia.xavigate.app pointing to cname.r2.cloudflare.comcname.r2.cloudflare.com. This will allow Cloudflare to handle requests for your custom domain.

Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/r2/buckets/public-buckets/#custom-domains

Enable the custom domain on Cloudflare R2: Go to your Cloudflare R2 dashboard, select your bucket, and navigate to Settings > Public access > Custom Domains. Click on Connect Domain and enter media.xavigate.appmedia.xavigate.app. Follow the prompts to complete the setup.

Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cache/interaction-cloudflare-products/r2/

Verify the custom domain: Cloudflare will provide you with a verification token. You need to create a TXT record on your Digital Ocean DNS settings with the provided token to verify domain ownership.

Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/r2/buckets/public-buckets/#custom-domains

Update your application to use the custom domain: Once the custom domain is set up and verified, update your application to use the new domain (media.xavigate.appmedia.xavigate.app) to serve images from your R2 storage container.

Note: Make sure to test your setup to ensure that images are being served correctly from your custom domain.

By following these steps, you should be able to configure a custom domain for your R2 storage container on Cloudflare without transferring your name server to Cloudflare.

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ShriyadharOP•11/20/25, 9:03 AM

i created cname record and pointed to pub-3991aab727bc400583077f13348cc4bb.r2.dev which was given in cloudflare settings page under public development url. is that not correct?

ShriyadharOP•11/20/25, 9:07 AM

Also i tried the above method with a different sub domain and tried to connect custom domain but it gives error

ShriyadharOP•11/20/25, 9:32 AM

same error

my app xavigate.app is hosted on digital ocean and the domain is also registered with digital ocean.

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