Faster, safer sites with Cloudflare at the edge
Cloudflare sits in front of your website or application, providing DNS, caching, DDoS protection, a web application firewall and serverless code at the edge. It suits almost any public-facing site that wants better speed and protection.
Put in front of an origin server, Cloudflare can absorb attacks, cache static content close to users and block common threats. Workers, storage and queue products allow lightweight applications to run entirely at the edge. Misconfiguration is the main risk: aggressive caching can serve stale or private pages, and some default settings can interfere with applications, crawlers or email links. We configure caching, security and proxy settings deliberately and make sure your application trusts the correct client IP headers.
What we build with Cloudflare
- DNS and SSL configuration
- CDN caching rules
- WAF and bot protection
- Workers and edge functions
- Performance and origin tuning
Cloudflare questions
Will Cloudflare make our website faster?
Usually, especially for visitors far from your server, because static content is served from nearby locations. Dynamic pages still depend on your application and database.
Can Cloudflare cause problems for our app?
It can if misconfigured, for example by caching logged-in pages or hiding real visitor IPs. We set rules explicitly and test key user journeys after changes.
Do we have to move our domain to Cloudflare?
You normally point your domain's nameservers to Cloudflare, but you can keep the domain registered where it is. The Cloudflare account itself is set up in your name.
Can Cloudflare protect us against DDoS attacks?
Yes. Traffic passes through Cloudflare's network, which absorbs most volumetric attacks before they reach your server, and rate limiting can blunt abusive requests to specific pages.
What does the Cloudflare WAF do?
The web application firewall inspects requests and blocks common attacks such as SQL injection and known exploits. We tune rules carefully so genuine users and integrations are not blocked.
How do you stop bots abusing our forms and logins?
We combine bot management settings, rate limiting on sensitive endpoints and challenges where appropriate, while allowing trusted services such as payment callbacks through.
What are Cloudflare Workers used for?
Workers run small pieces of code at the edge, close to users. They suit redirects, header changes, A/B routing, lightweight APIs and personalisation without touching your main application.
Can our server still see real visitor IP addresses behind Cloudflare?
Yes. We configure your web server or application to read the forwarded client IP header only from Cloudflare's address ranges, so logs and security rules stay accurate.
Will Cloudflare affect our SEO?
Set up correctly, it helps by improving speed and uptime. Problems arise when security settings block search engine crawlers or cached pages go stale, so we check both.
How do you purge Cloudflare's cache when we publish changes?
We set sensible cache rules and trigger targeted purges automatically from your deployment pipeline or CMS, so updates appear without clearing the entire cache.
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