Cloudflare Pages
ELI5 — The Vibe Check
Cloudflare Pages is like Vercel or Netlify but running on Cloudflare's edge network. Push to Git, it builds and deploys your site globally. Free SSL, preview deployments for every PR, and it's fast because it's served from 300+ locations. The free tier is surprisingly generous — unlimited sites, unlimited bandwidth.
Real Talk
Cloudflare Pages is a full-stack deployment platform that builds and hosts static sites and full-stack applications on Cloudflare's edge network. It supports all major frameworks (Next.js, Nuxt, Astro, SvelteKit), provides preview deployments per branch, custom domains, and integrates with Cloudflare Workers for server-side functionality.
When You'll Hear This
"Deployed the docs site on Cloudflare Pages — it's free and fast." / "Each PR gets a preview URL on Cloudflare Pages automatically."
Related Terms
Cloudflare Workers
Workers run JavaScript at the edge — on Cloudflare's network of 300+ data centers worldwide. Your code executes in milliseconds, right next to the user.
Netlify
Netlify is like Vercel's cooler older sibling that was doing the automatic-deploy-from-GitHub thing before it was cool.
Static Hosting
Static hosting is when you serve pre-built HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files directly — no server-side logic, no database queries per request.
Vercel
Vercel is the magic platform that takes your frontend code and puts it on the internet in like 30 seconds.