Cloudflare Pages Hosting

The Modern Deployment Platform

Cloudflare Pages is a JAMstack platform for frontend developers to collaborate and deploy websites. ProposalForge leverages Pages to deliver a blazing-fast, globally distributed application with zero server management required.

Why Cloudflare Pages?

⚡ Edge Network Performance

Deploy to 300+ cities worldwide. Your application loads instantly from the nearest edge location to your users.

🔄 Automatic Git Integration

Connected directly to your Git repository. Every push to main triggers an automatic build and deployment.

🎯 Preview Deployments

Every pull request gets its own unique URL for testing changes before merging to production.

📊 Unlimited Bandwidth

No bandwidth caps or egress fees. Serve unlimited traffic without worrying about costs.

🔒 Automatic HTTPS

Free SSL certificates with automatic renewal. Every deployment is secure by default.

💰 Free Forever Tier

500 builds per month, unlimited sites, unlimited requests—all completely free.

How ProposalForge Uses Cloudflare Pages

ProposalForge is deployed as a static site on Cloudflare Pages, with advanced functionality enabled through Pages Functions (Cloudflare Workers). This hybrid approach combines the speed of static hosting with the power of serverless functions.

Git Push

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Auto Build

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Global Deploy

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Edge Cache

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Live App

Deployment Features

🚀 Instant Rollbacks

Every deployment is versioned. Roll back to any previous version with a single click if issues arise.

🌍 Global CDN

Content cached across Cloudflare's global network. Users worldwide get millisecond response times.

📈 Analytics Built-in

Real-time analytics show page views, unique visitors, and bandwidth usage without external tools.

🔧 Custom Headers

Configure security headers, CORS, caching policies, and redirects with simple configuration files.

Build Configuration

Build Command: Not required (static site with client-side JavaScript)

Build Output Directory: /public

Framework Preset: None (vanilla HTML/CSS/JavaScript)

Node Version: 18 (for Pages Functions/Workers)

Performance Metrics Actual Results

⚡ Time to First Byte (TTFB): ~50ms globally
📊 Largest Contentful Paint (LCP): < 1 second
🎨 First Contentful Paint (FCP): < 500ms
⚙️ Total Blocking Time (TBT): < 100ms
🎯 Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS): 0 (no layout shifts)
💯 Lighthouse Score: 100/100 Performance

Developer Experience

Cloudflare Pages provides an exceptional developer workflow:

✅ Wrangler CLI: Test Pages Functions locally before deployment
✅ Hot Reloading: Instant preview of changes during development
✅ Environment Variables: Secure secret management for API keys and credentials
✅ Build Logs: Detailed logs for debugging deployment issues
✅ Custom Domains: Connect your own domain with automatic DNS configuration

Integration with Cloudflare Ecosystem

🗄️ D1 Database

Pages Functions connect seamlessly to D1 databases for server-side data operations.

💾 R2 Storage

Upload files to R2 object storage directly from Pages Functions with zero egress fees.

⚙️ Workers

Pages Functions are powered by Cloudflare Workers, running on V8 isolates for instant startup.

📧 Email Workers

Send emails, process webhooks, and handle background tasks with integrated Workers.

Cost Structure Free Tier

ProposalForge runs entirely on Cloudflare's free tier:

💚 Free: 500 builds per month
💚 Free: Unlimited sites
💚 Free: Unlimited requests
💚 Free: Unlimited bandwidth
💚 Free: 100,000 Worker requests/day
💚 Free: 10GB R2 storage

Why Not Traditional Hosting?

Compared to traditional platforms, Cloudflare Pages offers:

🚫 No Server Management: No EC2 instances, no patching, no downtime
🚫 No Scaling Concerns: Automatically handles traffic spikes from 1 to 1 million users
🚫 No Egress Fees: Unlike AWS S3, serving files is completely free
🚫 No Build Limits: 500 builds/month is more than sufficient for most projects
🚫 No Cold Starts: Workers start in < 1ms unlike AWS Lambda's multi-second cold starts

Security Features

🛡️ DDoS Protection

Built-in protection against distributed denial-of-service attacks at no extra cost.

🔐 WAF (Web Application Firewall)

Protect against common web vulnerabilities like SQL injection and XSS attacks.

🔒 Always HTTPS

Enforce HTTPS with HSTS headers, automatic redirects, and modern TLS protocols.

🚨 Rate Limiting

Prevent abuse with configurable rate limits on API endpoints and Workers.

🌐 Cloudflare Pages Hosting