Fastest way to set up a domain on a dedicated server, using Cloudflare nameservers?

Hello, folks...

I'm looking to have a live website at some-domain.com, hosted on a dedicated server, while using CloudFlare nameservers. And I need to find the fastest way to do this from scratch.

I'm getting a bit confused with all the steps required. I also think I'm waiting unnecessarily for things to happen. This shouldn't be taking so long.

My current understanding of the process is this:

1) Register the domain with a domain registrar.

2) Login to my hosting account's cPanel and add the domain as an addon domain.

3) Add a DNS zone for the domain in my dedicated server's control panel (not cPanel).

4) Login to the domain registrar. Add custom nameservers to the domain, and point them to my server's nameservers.

5) Wait 2 days for the nameservers to propagate.

6) Login to CloudFlare, add a new site and let Cloudflare import the DNS zones.

7) Login to the domain registrar and change the nameservers of the domain to those Cloudflare gives me.

8) Wait 2-3 days for the nameservers to propagate.

9) Test the site.
Can you please help me streamline this process?

Thanks!


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CPUIntel Xeon E5-1650V3 PLUS NIC 1 Gbit
- Intel I210

HDD1x HDD SATA 4,0 TB Enterprise

HDD2x SSD SATA 480 GB Datacenter ( would be fine if the 2 sata drives were changed to 1 ssd drive of 2 tb's)

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Free Memory 1908640 kB
Total Swap Memory 4194300 kB
Free Swap Memory 3246332 kB
System Uptime 277 Days, 6 Hours and 36 Minutes
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Exim 4.92 Running
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Named 9.11.4 Running
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dovecot 2.3.6 (7eab80676) Running
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Users 29
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