Tag: cloudflare

Why I Built Garrul

I looked at a lot of self-hosted comment systems. None of the ones I wanted ran on Cloudflare Workers. So I wrote one. Here's the story and the deploy.

Beyond Akismet: Spam Protection for 2026

Akismet's licensing terms are increasingly hostile to small sites. Here are 11 spam-protection options, hosted APIs, CAPTCHA widgets, and DIY honeypots, that actually work in 2026.

Cloudflare Tunnels: Beyond Port Forwarding

No port forwarding, no DDNS drama. Real cloudflared config: multiple services per tunnel, Access policies, origin TLS, and what Cloudflare can actually see.

Cloudflare Workers: Edge Without the PhD

Cloudflare Workers run your JS at the edge, no servers, no cold starts, 100k free req/day. Here's what they're actually good for.

Cloudflare WAF: Free Tier Firewall Rules

Cloudflare's free tier WAF is more powerful than most people use. Here's how to actually configure it: rules, rate limits, and all.

Cloudflare DNS: Beyond Pointing Records

Stop using your registrar's janky DNS panel. Here's how Cloudflare DNS actually works, proxying, DNSSEC, dynamic DNS, and email records that don't break.

How to securely deploy Cloudflare Tunnels

Cloudflare Tunnels expose local services to the internet without open ports, secure setup with zero-trust access controls.