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# Gateway DNS records

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Once you [create a gateway](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/web3/how-to/manage-gateways/#create-a-gateway), Cloudflare automatically creates and adds records to your Cloudflare DNS so your gateway can receive and route traffic appropriately:

* **Ethereum gateways**: Creates a [proxied](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/dns/proxy-status/) `CNAME` record pointing your hostname to `ethereum.cloudflare.com`.
* **IPFS gateways**: Creates a [proxied](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/dns/proxy-status/) `CNAME` record pointing your hostname to `ipfs.cloudflare.com` and a `TXT` record with the value specified for its [DNSLink](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/web3/ipfs-gateway/concepts/dnslink/#how-is-it-used-with-cloudflare).

These records cannot be edited within Cloudflare DNS. To make edits, you will have to [edit the gateway configuration](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/web3/how-to/manage-gateways/#edit-a-gateway) itself.

## Existing DNS records

When you [create a gateway](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/web3/how-to/manage-gateways/#create-a-gateway) using a hostname with pre-existing DNS records, Cloudflare automatically overwrites your existing records to make them apply to your Web3 gateway.

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