Overview

This document captures the complete journey of registering and configuring devartslab.com as the primary domain for DevArts, redirecting to our Notion workspace—all at zero cost.

Timeline

Technical Implementation

1. Domain Registration (AWS Route 53)

• Registered devartslab.com through AWS Route 53
• Initial nameservers provided by AWS

2. Cloudflare Setup (Free Tier)

• Added domain to Cloudflare on the Free plan
• Assigned Cloudflare nameservers

3. DNS Migration

• Updated AWS Route 53 registered domain to use Cloudflare nameservers
• Added proxied A record pointing to 192.0.2.1 (placeholder IP for redirect)

4. Redirect Configuration

• Created Redirect Rule in Cloudflare:
  • Source: devartslab.com (all paths)
  • Destination: https://docs.devartslab.com/61c6b79808ce476290c753165851b070
  • Type: 301 Permanent Redirect

Architecture