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What's the difference between an A record and a CNAME record for subdomains in Cloudflare?
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An A record maps a subdomain directly to an IP address. A CNAME record maps a subdomain to another domain name (hostname). Use an A record if you have a static IP address for your subdomain's server. Use a CNAME record if the IP address might change or if you want to point to another domain.