Monitor Origin Health with Cloudflare Health Checks
Cloudflare health checks aren't just about knowing if your origin is up or down; they're a proactive way to understand its actual performance and availa.
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Accelerate Database Queries from Workers with Cloudflare Hyperdrive
Cloudflare Hyperdrive lets your workers query your database directly, but it doesn't actually make your database queries faster.
Optimize and Transform Images with Cloudflare Images
Optimize and Transform Images with Cloudflare Images — practical guide covering cloudflare setup, configuration, and troubleshooting with real-world exa...
Set Up Cloudflare Load Balancing with Health Checks and Failover
Cloudflare Load Balancing can make your application seem like it's everywhere at once, but its true magic lies in making it feel like it's everywhere ev.
Push Cloudflare Logs to S3 for Long-Term Storage and Analysis
Push Cloudflare Logs to S3 for Long-Term Storage and Analysis — practical guide covering cloudflare setup, configuration, and troubleshooting with real-...
Protect Your IP Network with Cloudflare Magic Transit
Cloudflare Magic Transit is your network's bodyguard, acting as a high-speed, always-on shield that inspects and directs all your IP traffic before it e.
Migrate Cloudflare Page Rules to the New Rules System
Migrate Cloudflare Page Rules to the New Rules System — practical guide covering cloudflare setup, configuration, and troubleshooting with real-world ex...
Deploy Static Sites and SPAs with Cloudflare Pages
Cloudflare Pages lets you deploy static sites and Single Page Applications SPAs with zero configuration, but it's actually a distributed build system th.
Add Server-Side Logic to Cloudflare Pages with Functions
Cloudflare Pages Functions are surprisingly not just for API endpoints, but for any dynamic server-side computation you need attached to your static sit.
Build Real-Time MQTT Messaging with Cloudflare Pub/Sub
Cloudflare Pub/Sub is actually a client-side technology, not a server-side one, despite its name. Let's see it in action
Rate Limit API and Web Traffic with Cloudflare Rules
Cloudflare's rate limiting is not about simply capping requests; it's a dynamic traffic shaping mechanism that uses a sliding window to identify and mit.
Set Up Bulk Redirect Rules in Cloudflare for URL Migrations
Setting up bulk redirect rules in Cloudflare is not about creating a static list of old URLs to new URLs; it's about defining patterns that Cloudflare's.
Proxy Non-HTTP TCP Traffic Through Cloudflare Spectrum
Proxy Non-HTTP TCP Traffic Through Cloudflare Spectrum. Cloudflare Spectrum can proxy any TCP traffic, not just HTTP. Let's see it in action
Choose the Right Cloudflare SSL/TLS Encryption Mode
Cloudflare's SSL/TLS encryption modes aren't just about securing your site; they're about controlling the trust boundary between your origin server and .
Host and Stream Videos with Cloudflare Stream
Cloudflare Stream is fundamentally a way to bypass the insane bandwidth costs and latency associated with self-hosting video, but it's actually more abo.
Manage Cloudflare Resources with the Terraform Provider
Terraform can manage Cloudflare resources, but it's not just about creating DNS records; it's a powerful way to treat your entire Cloudflare configurati.
Rewrite URLs and Headers at the Edge with Cloudflare Transform Rules
Rewrite URLs and Headers at the Edge with Cloudflare Transform Rules — practical guide covering cloudflare setup, configuration, and troubleshooting wit...
Expose Private Services Securely with Cloudflare Tunnel
Cloudflare Tunnel lets you securely expose services running on your private network to the internet without opening firewall ports.
Write Custom Cloudflare WAF Rules to Block Layer 7 Attacks
Cloudflare's Web Application Firewall WAF can be a powerful shield against Layer 7 application layer attacks, but its default ruleset might not catch ev.
Run AI Inference at the Edge with Cloudflare Workers AI
Cloudflare Workers AI lets you run machine learning models directly on Cloudflare's edge network, bringing inference closer to your users and reducing l.
Configure Cloudflare Workers Bindings for KV, R2, and D1
Cloudflare Workers bindings let your serverless functions interact with other Cloudflare services like KV, R2, and D1 as if they were local variables.
Schedule Cloudflare Workers to Run on a Cron Trigger
Cloudflare Workers can be scheduled to run on a cron trigger, allowing you to automate tasks without needing to poll an endpoint.
Serve Cloudflare Workers from a Custom Domain
You can serve Cloudflare Workers from a custom domain, but it's not about pointing DNS records directly at the Worker itself; it's about pointing DNS re.
Use Cloudflare D1 SQLite as Your Workers Database
Cloudflare D1 is not just another managed SQLite database; it's a distributed SQLite database designed to live alongside your Workers, making latency a .
Build Stateful Applications with Cloudflare Durable Objects
Durable Objects are the closest you'll get to running stateful, single-instance server logic directly within Cloudflare's edge network.
Build and Deploy Your First Cloudflare Worker
Cloudflare Workers let you run JavaScript, WebAssembly, or other languages compiled to Wasm, directly on Cloudflare's edge network.
Store and Retrieve Data Globally with Cloudflare KV
Cloudflare KV isn't just a key-value store; it's a globally distributed database that pushes your data to the edge, right alongside your Workers.
Monitor Cloudflare Workers with Observability and Tail Workers
You're not actually monitoring Cloudflare Workers until you're looking at the logs and traces that Workers Tail gives you, not just the basic analytics.
Process Background Jobs with Cloudflare Workers Queues
Cloudflare Workers Queues allow you to offload long-running tasks from your HTTP request lifecycle to a background processing system.
Store Files at Zero Egress Cost with Cloudflare R2
Cloudflare R2 doesn't charge you for data leaving its storage, which is a massive departure from how cloud object storage typically works.
Store and Access Secrets Securely in Cloudflare Workers
Cloudflare Workers can securely store and access secrets like API keys, database credentials, or other sensitive information without exposing them in yo.
Test Cloudflare Workers Locally with Vitest and Miniflare
Testing Cloudflare Workers locally is a surprisingly tricky business, and the common advice to just "run your Worker code in Node.
Write Cloudflare Workers in TypeScript
Write Cloudflare Workers in TypeScript — Cloudflare Workers let you run JavaScript or TypeScript! at the edge, right on Cloudflare's network,.
Configure and Deploy Workers with Wrangler CLI
The most surprising thing about Wrangler's worker deployment is that you're not actually deploying to Cloudflare Workers, but rather deploying through C.
Load Third-Party Scripts Safely with Cloudflare Zaraz
Load Third-Party Scripts Safely with Cloudflare Zaraz — practical guide covering cloudflare setup, configuration, and troubleshooting with real-world ex...
Set Up Cloudflare Zero Trust to Replace Your VPN
Cloudflare Zero Trust can replace your VPN by enforcing granular access policies based on identity and context, rather than just network location.
Protect Internal Apps with Cloudflare Access Zero Trust
Cloudflare Access can protect your internal applications by acting as a secure gateway, verifying every user and device before granting access, effectiv.
Read Cloudflare Analytics to Understand Traffic and Threats
Cloudflare Analytics can tell you far more about your traffic than just hit counts; it's a real-time window into what's hitting your servers, and critic.
Set Up Cloudflare API Gateway to Manage and Secure APIs
Cloudflare's API Gateway is more than just a firewall; it's a dynamic policy engine that can fundamentally reshape how you think about API security and .
Configure Cloudflare Bot Management to Block Automated Traffic
Cloudflare Bot Management doesn't just block bad bots; it's a sophisticated system designed to understand traffic, not just filter it.
Purge Cloudflare Cache Selectively Without a Full Purge
Cloudflare's "Purge Everything" button is a blunt instrument. It feels like nuking your entire website's cache when all you really needed was to update .
Write Cloudflare Cache Rules to Control What Gets Cached
Cloudflare's cache is a powerful tool, but its default behavior often caches too much or too little, requiring explicit control.
Route Chinese Traffic Through Cloudflare China Network
The most surprising thing about routing Chinese traffic through Cloudflare's China Network is that it's not a single product, but a collection of servic.
Configure Cloudflare DDoS Protection for Layer 3, 4, and 7
Cloudflare's DDoS protection is more than just a firewall; it's a distributed network that absorbs and mitigates malicious traffic before it ever reache.
Cloudflare DNS Proxy vs DNS Only: What the Orange Cloud Does
The orange cloud in Cloudflare doesn't just hide your IP; it actively intercepts and inspects all traffic destined for your domain, making it a powerful.
Set Up Cloudflare Email Routing to Forward Emails for Free
Set Up Cloudflare Email Routing to Forward Emails for Free — practical guide covering cloudflare setup, configuration, and troubleshooting with real-wor...
Configure DMARC, DKIM, and SPF with Cloudflare Email Security
Configure DMARC, DKIM, and SPF with Cloudflare Email Security — practical guide covering cloudflare setup, configuration, and troubleshooting with real-...
Write Cloudflare Firewall Rules with Expression Syntax
Cloudflare Firewall Rules with Expression Syntax The most surprising thing about Cloudflare's Expression Syntax for Firewall Rules is how it lets you bu.