Static Website 4 Deployment Options on Cloudflare

Cloudflare offers several excellent options for deploying static websites, each suited to different needs. Here’s a comprehensive breakdown:

1. Cloudflare Pages ✅ Most popular & beginner-friendly

What it is:
A JAMstack platform for deploying static websites directly from your GitHub or GitLab repository.

Features:
– Git-based deployment (auto builds on commit)
– Free custom domain with HTTPS
– Built-in CI/CD and preview environments
– Supports frameworks like Next.js, Astro, Hugo, React, etc.
– Supports serverless functions with Pages Functions

Best for:
– Personal blogs, documentation, portfolios
– Lightweight web apps or landing pages

Cost:
– Free tier available with generous limits

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2. Cloudflare Workers + R2

What it is:
A serverless compute platform (Cloudflare Workers) combined with Cloudflare’s S3-compatible object storage (R2).

How it works:
– Upload static files to an R2 bucket
– A Cloudflare Worker serves the files from R2
– Attach a custom domain and configure routing

Best for:
– Serving large sites or media files
– More control over routing, caching, or headers
– Building your own CDN logic or middleware

Cost:
– Workers: Free up to 100K requests/day
– R2: Free up to 10GB + low egress fees

3. Cloudflare Workers KV + Workers

What it is:
Use Workers KV (a key-value store) to store your static assets and serve them via Workers.

Best for:
– Super lightweight static sites
– Deploying single-page apps (SPAs)
– Custom caching and routing logic

Limitations:
– Not optimized for large binary assets (e.g., images/videos)

4. Cloudflare as CDN for External Hosts

What it is:
Keep your static website hosted on S3, Netlify, Vercel, etc., and use Cloudflare as:
– CDN (caching)
– DNS manager
– SSL provider (HTTPS)
– Performance booster

Best for:
– Existing deployments you want to accelerate or protect

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