Cloudflare
DNS, CDN, web application firewall, TLS and object storage (R2) at the edge.
Where we use it
- DNS and CDN
- WAF and bot protection
- R2 media storage
Strengths
- Generous free tier
- Global network
Considerations
Trade-offs worth knowing before you choose it.
- Proxying does not suit all protocols (e.g. WebRTC media)
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Services that use Cloudflare
WordPress development
Custom WordPress themes, block-editor development, plugin engineering, WooCommerce and hardening for sites your team edits daily.
Website maintenance
Ongoing care for websites and web apps: security updates, uptime and performance monitoring, backups, fixes and content changes.
Cloud services
Cloud architecture, provisioning and operations with infrastructure as code, cost controls and security baselines.
Hosting and deployment
Containerised hosting, reverse proxies, TLS, zero-downtime deploys and rollback for web applications and APIs.
DNS and domain management
Domain registration and transfer, DNS architecture, CDN proxying, TLS certificates and email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC).
Performance optimisation
Profiling and improving web performance, Core Web Vitals, API latency, database queries and infrastructure efficiency.
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Amazon Web Services
The broadest public cloud platform, with managed compute, databases and storage.
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Microsoft Azure
Microsoft's cloud, closely integrated with Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.
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Google Cloud
Google's cloud with strong data analytics and container services.
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Oracle Cloud
Oracle's cloud, notable for a generous always-free tier of ARM compute.
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DigitalOcean
A developer-friendly cloud with simple pricing.
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Hetzner
Cost-effective European cloud and dedicated servers.
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VPS hosting
Virtual private servers from local and global providers for economical, controllable hosting.
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Bare metal servers
Dedicated physical servers for predictable performance.
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