Tag: cloudflare
21 articles
· mcp / model-context-protocol
Best MCP servers for developers in 2026: a practical guide
The best MCP servers in 2026 are all third-party: GitHub, Playwright, Stripe, Supabase, and Neon. Anthropic archived their reference servers in May 2025.
· cloudflare / workers
Cloudflare Workers in 2026 — when to choose them
Near-zero cold starts, 330+ PoPs, and genuinely cheap at scale. The no-regional-pinning limitation and 128 MB memory ceiling are real blockers for some teams. Here's what the deployment decision actually looks like.
· cloudflare / cloudflare-workers
How to Set Up Cloudflare Workers AI: Step-by-Step Guide
Run inference at the edge with Workers AI: scaffold a Worker, bind the AI, call models, stream SSE, generate images. Includes pricing and rate limits.
· cloudflare / aws
Cloudflare R2 vs AWS S3 — object storage for devs in 2026
R2 wins every time egress is your dominant cost. S3 wins when you need AWS-native integrations, Glacier-tier archival, or decade-tested compliance.
· nextjs / cloudflare
How to deploy Next.js to Cloudflare Workers (2026)
Deploy Next.js to Cloudflare Workers: @opennextjs/cloudflare adapter, wrangler.jsonc config, 330 edge cities in 90 seconds, and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline.
· deployment / vercel
Vercel vs Cloudflare Pages 2026: full deployment comparison
Cloudflare Pages wins on price and global edge speed. Pick Vercel for Node Middleware 15.2+, memory over 128MB, or an integrated observability dashboard.
· wrangler / cloudflare
Wrangler 3 — the new Cloudflare Workers CLI reviewed
Upgrade from Wrangler 2. Local dev runs in the real workerd runtime, fidelity is higher, the feedback loop is faster. Budget an hour for the renames.
· cloudflare / d1
Cloudflare D1 in 2026: is it production-ready?
D1 cleared production-ready for read-heavy Workers apps in 2026. Two limits remain: ~10 writes/sec per database and always-on foreign key enforcement.
· cloudflare / cloudflare-pages
How to cache static assets the right way on Cloudflare
Set Cache-Control for fingerprinted assets, index.html, and service workers on Cloudflare. Verify with cf-cache-status; six BYPASS gotchas covered.
· database / edge
Edge database tradeoffs: when latency is a lie
Edge databases cut read latency globally, but writes still go to a single primary. When D1, Turso, Neon, or PlanetScale makes sense — and when Postgres wins.
· cloudflare / workers
How to rate-limit Cloudflare Workers without Redis
Native rate limiting for Cloudflare Workers — no Redis needed. Rate Limiting API for abuse, KV for daily quotas, Durable Objects for exact billing counters.
· deno / cloudflare
Deno Deploy vs Cloudflare Workers: 2026 Comparison
Cloudflare Workers is the default for most teams. Deno Deploy fits only if you are Deno-native and accept a 2-region platform with a contracting footprint.
· cloudflare / cloudflare-workers
How to Deploy a Cloudflare Worker with D1 + Stripe
Build a Stripe webhook handler on Cloudflare Workers with D1. Covers scaffold, wrangler.toml, Drizzle migrations, the raw-body gotcha, and production deploy.
· cloudflare / aws
How to Migrate from AWS to Cloudflare in 2026: The Complete Playbook
Move Lambda, S3, API Gateway, RDS, and SQS to Cloudflare Workers, R2, D1, and Queues — step-by-step with real wrangler.toml snippets, before/after code diffs, and an honest when-not-to section.
· rendering / nextjs
Static vs dynamic rendering in 2026: pick your mode
The SSG-vs-SSR binary is obsolete. Six rendering modes now cover the full spectrum — here is which one fits your use case, with benchmarks and code.
· astro / i18n
How to build a multilingual Astro site (EN + VI)
Build an EN+VI Astro 5 site using built-in i18n routing: content collections, locale pages, language switcher, hreflang, and Cloudflare Workers deploy.
· cloudflare / vercel
Cloudflare Workers vs Vercel Functions: 2026 Comparison
Workers wins on cost and global reach. Vercel Functions wins on Next.js throughput and DX. The 128 MB memory ceiling is what actually decides it.
· turso / cloudflare
Turso vs Cloudflare D1: Which Edge SQLite Should You Pick?
D1 is the obvious choice if you live in Cloudflare Workers. Turso is the right pick everywhere else: Node.js, Deno, Bun, and Vercel. Here is the data.
· cloudflare / aws
Cloudflare vs AWS: the complete cost breakdown at scale
Cloudflare wins most mid-scale workloads; AWS wins large databases. Real cost breakdown: Workers vs Lambda, R2 vs S3, D1 vs RDS with exact figures.
· astro / cloudflare
How to Deploy an Astro Site on Cloudflare Pages: Setup Guide
Cloudflare Pages deploys Astro for free with unlimited bandwidth. Step-by-step: adapter install, monorepo root directory fix, env vars, and custom domain.
· cloudflare / aws
Cloudflare Workers vs AWS Lambda: Serverless in 2026
Workers wins for global I/O-bound APIs. Lambda still owns CPU-heavy jobs, long timeouts, and teams already deep in AWS. Here is exactly where each one breaks.