Cloudflare sits in front of every request. What happens there matters.
Cloudflare Workers, DNS management, CDN configuration, rate limiting, DDoS protection, and edge caching for Next.js applications. The Cloudflare configuration that improves performance and security for applications with global users.
Application without edge caching or DDoS protection — slow load times for users far from the origin server and no mitigation for bot traffic and automated attacks
Most applications proxy traffic through Cloudflare for DNS — but use none of Cloudflare's capabilities beyond DNS resolution. The services available at the Cloudflare layer that most applications don't use:
Edge caching. Static assets served from Cloudflare's CDN at the user's nearest edge location rather than the origin server. For global applications, this is the biggest performance improvement available without application code changes.
Bot protection. Cloudflare's bot management detects and blocks automated traffic. Without it, scrapers, credential stuffing attacks, and synthetic load consume origin server resources. Free tier blocks the most obvious bots; Pro tier adds ML-based detection.
Rate limiting. Rate limiting at the Cloudflare edge before requests reach the application — no origin server cost for blocked requests. More effective than application-level rate limiting for handling large-scale abuse.
Cloudflare Workers. V8 JavaScript running at the edge, globally. Use cases: A/B testing at the edge (redirect before the page loads), authentication checks before origin server access, request transformation and response modification. Workers run in <1ms cold start, globally distributed.
Turnstile. Cloudflare's CAPTCHA alternative — privacy-preserving bot detection that doesn't require user interaction. Integrates with form submissions as a Stripe-webhook-simple client-side integration.
Cloudflare configuration with CDN caching, bot protection, rate limiting, and Cloudflare Workers for edge logic that improves performance globally
DNS and CDN
Domain DNS management via Cloudflare. Cache rules for static assets. Cache TTL configuration per content type.
Security rules
WAF (Web Application Firewall) configuration. Rate limiting rules per endpoint. Bot Fight Mode configuration.
Cloudflare Workers
Edge authentication middleware. Geo-based redirects. Request/response transformation. Worker deployment via Wrangler CLI.
Turnstile integration
Client-side Turnstile widget. Server-side token verification in API routes.
Analytics
Cloudflare Analytics for CDN-level traffic visibility (separate from application analytics).
One honest number to start.
Fixed-scope, fixed-price. The number below is the starting point — final scope is built from your brief.
Cloudflare configuration with CDN caching, bot protection, rate limiting, and Cloudflare Workers for edge logic that improves performance globally
Three steps, every time.
The same repeatable engagement on every project. No surprises, no mystery, no billable ambiguity.
Brief & discovery.
We send you questions, then get on a call. Output: a written scope with every step, feature, and integration listed.
Build & ship.
Fixed schedule, weekly reviews. No scope creep unless you change the scope — and if you do, we reprice it transparently.
Warranty & retainer.
30-day warranty on every launch. Most clients stay on a monthly retainer for ongoing features and maintenance.
Why Fixed-Price Matters Here
Cloudflare configuration scope is defined by the security and performance requirements. Fixed price.
Related engagements.
Questions, answered.
They serve different purposes. Vercel is the application hosting platform; Cloudflare is the network layer. Using Cloudflare in front of Vercel adds: DDoS protection, bot management, edge caching for specific assets, and Cloudflare Workers capabilities. The two work together.
Cloudflare Workers free tier includes 100,000 requests/day. Workers Paid is $5/month for 10M requests. Very cost-effective for most edge use cases.
Cloudflare configuration is included in every production application build. Custom Cloudflare Workers for specific edge logic may add scope.
Tell Ryel about your project.
Describe what you’re building and what outcome you need. You’ll have a written, fixed-price scope within the week.