Integrations
Cloudflare integration
In depth
Cloudflare — global edge network platform founded in 2009 (Matthew Prince + Lee Holloway + Michelle Zatlyn), NYSE-listed since 2019, $50B+ market cap in 2026. Powers 19% of the world's websites (W3Techs Q1 2026) — Reddit, Discord, Shopify, Coinbase all sit behind Cloudflare. 320+ data centers in 120+ countries — average request latency <50ms for 95% of the world's users.
Core product line 2026: (1) CDN — global content delivery, smart routing (Argo), automatic image optimisation, brotli compression; (2) DDoS Protection — automatic mitigation up to 192 Tbps capacity (largest in industry); (3) DNS — fastest authoritative DNS (1.1.1.1 resolver), DNSSEC, 100% uptime SLA; (4) WAF (Web Application Firewall) — OWASP Top 10 protection, custom rules, bot management; (5) SSL/TLS — Universal SSL free, full strict mode, custom certificates; (6) Workers — serverless compute at edge, V8 isolates (faster than Lambda cold start); (7) R2 — S3-compatible object storage, zero egress fees; (8) D1 — distributed SQLite database; (9) KV + Durable Objects — edge key-value + stateful objects; (10) Pages — JAMstack hosting (Vercel competitor); (11) Stream — video delivery; (12) Email Routing — free email forwarding.
Free tier capabilities (most generous in industry): unlimited bandwidth, unlimited DDoS protection, unlimited DNS queries, free SSL, basic WAF, 100K Workers requests/day, R2 10GB storage, Pages 500 builds/month + unlimited bandwidth. For most Georgian small business sites the free tier is sufficient in 90% of cases. Pro $20/mo — image optimisation (Polish), webp conversion, mobile redirect, advanced WAF rules. Business $200/mo — custom WAF rules, accelerated mobile links, 24/7 support. Enterprise custom pricing — dedicated IPs, SOC 2 Type II reports, contractual SLAs.
Deployment patterns: (1) DNS-only mode — Cloudflare just resolves DNS (no proxy) — useful if origin TLS works directly; (2) Proxied (orange cloud) — full CDN + WAF + DDoS — recommended; (3) Reverse proxy origin — origin server hidden, Cloudflare fronts all traffic; (4) Tunnel (cloudflared) — outbound connection from origin to Cloudflare, no inbound port — perfect for home/office hosting. Craftwebstudio production setup: Vercel hosting + Cloudflare DNS proxy + WAF rules + image optimisation — the combination delivers <1.5s LCP globally.
Workers ecosystem 2026: 1.6M+ developers, $0.30/million requests beyond the free tier, supports JavaScript + TypeScript + WebAssembly + Python (beta). Famous Workers-built products: Hugo CDN, Lemon Squeezy backend, Replicate.com inference proxy. Workers AI (released 2024) — run Llama 2/3, Stable Diffusion, Whisper at the edge — pay-per-second, no GPU provisioning. Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison published a 2025 essay "Why we run on Cloudflare Workers" — that's a strong credibility signal.
Why choose this
- Most generous free tier in the industry (unlimited bandwidth, DDoS, DNS)
- 320+ data centers — including a Tbilisi edge node (low latency)
- Workers — serverless edge compute, faster than Lambda
- R2 storage — zero egress fees (S3 alternative)
- Built-in WAF + bot management — security baseline
Use cases
- Global CDN for static assets
- DDoS mitigation
- Edge functions (Workers)
Setup steps
- 1Create Cloudflare account + add domain
- 2Import DNS records + change nameservers at registrar
- 3Set SSL/TLS mode to Full (strict) — recommended
- 4Configure Page Rules or Cache Rules for caching
- 5(optional) enable Workers or R2 or Pages
Frequently asked questions
Is Cloudflare compatible with my Vercel hosting?▾
Yes — the recommended pattern: Vercel hosts the app, Cloudflare proxies DNS + WAF + image optimisation. Vercel handles app rendering, Cloudflare handles edge caching + security.
R2 vs S3 — what is the difference?▾
R2 — zero egress fees ($0/GB out vs S3 $0.09/GB), S3-compatible API. S3 — larger ecosystem, AWS integrations. For heavy-read workloads R2 saves 90%.
Does Cloudflare DDoS protection handle real attacks?▾
Yes — in 2024 Cloudflare blocked a record 5.4 Tbps DDoS attack. Free tier offers unlimited mitigation. For Georgian business it's overkill, but free — always enable it.
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