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Deploy with one command
Build and deploy serverless functions and full-stack apps on Cloudflare's global network. No servers to manage. No cold starts or region complexity.
npm create cloudflare@latest my-appThe AI inference platform
Run AI inference globally with one API call, build agents, and search across your data — no GPUs to manage, no capacity planning.
npx wrangler ai modelscf ai run @cf/meta/llama-3.1-8b-instruct --helpMake your database feel instant, everywhere
Serverless SQL, globally distributed key-value, and global database acceleration — query directly from Workers with no connection management.
npx wrangler d1 create my-databasecf d1 --helpBuild media pipelines without infrastructure headaches
Cloudflare Images helps teams build scalable, reliable media pipelines to store, optimize, and deliver images.
curl --request POST https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/images/v1Build with your favorite AI agent
Paste into any AI coding agent to install Cloudflare agent tooling:
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What's new
The latest features and improvements shipping across Cloudflare.
Cloudflare Computer now helps agents recover from interruptions and wait for approval
Code that agents run with @cloudflare/computer now survives deploys and crashes, and can pause for approvals or other external checks.
Advanced Nameservers use a nameserver type
DNS settings now use the Advanced Nameservers type instead of the Foundation DNS setting.
Workers tracing — new spanContext(), setStatus(), and updateName() APIs
Read the trace and span IDs of a span, mark spans as failed or successful, and rename spans after they start.
WAF Release - 2026-10-25 - Emergency - Cloudflare Managed Ruleset
Cloudflare Managed Ruleset emergency release introducing rules for Brotli-encoded request bodies and the Next.js image optimization endpoint
D1 database undelete requests limited to the last 7 days
The D1 undelete API now only restores databases that were deleted within the last 7 days.
Target Flagship feature flags with structured evaluation context
Use nested objects, arrays, and null in Flagship evaluation context, with dot-path targeting and array membership operators.
Redesigned Cloudflare Radar homepage
The Cloudflare Radar homepage now features an interactive map of traffic and outages, a curated insights section with tabbed navigation, and an updated interface built with Kumo components.
Workers Builds and Pages build images reject compromised eMudhra certificates
The Workers Builds and Pages build images now reject certificates from the compromised eMudhra intermediate CAs. Most projects need no changes.
Security that scales
Everything you need to secure applications, APIs, and infrastructure.
Public websites & apps
Protect your applications without sacrificing performance
Identify and block malicious payloads before they can compromise your application.
Harden your app with WAFEncrypt your site in minutes
Streamline TLS Certificate Management.
Set up SSL/TLSVerify visitors without CAPTCHA
Confirm web visitors are real and block unwanted bots without slowing down web experiences for real users.
Add Turnstile protectionCorporate and home networks
Securely connect origins with post-quantum encrypted tunnels
Outbound-only encrypted tunnels, no open ports.
Create a secure TunnelSecure internal applications with Cloudflare Access
Identity-first, quantum-safe access to private applications and infrastructure.
Set up Cloudflare AccessSecure Internet browsing without disruptions
Cloud-native Secure Web Gateway (SWG) that inspects browser traffic without disruption.
Create Gateway policiesFaster web performance
Accelerate websites and applications with Cloudflare CDN caching, image optimization, smart routing, load balancing, and web analytics.
Fast, reliable and resilient DNS queries
World's fastest authoritative DNS, consistently ranked #1 by DNSPerf; free, fully API-managed, DNSSEC supported.
Set up Authoritative DNSMinimize origin load and accelerate dynamic content
Intelligently manage traffic, optimize content delivery, and safeguard origin infrastructure.
Enable Smart ShieldDefault caching for static assets, with cache rules for full control
Caches content in 330+ cities worldwide, with instant purging and granular Cache Rules.
Set up Cache RulesAssess your site speed and apply recommended optimizations
Application delivery optimizations including minification, Brotli compression, Early Hints, and HTTP/3.
Improve your site speedTransform, optimize, and deliver images worldwide
Cloudflare Images handles format conversion, responsive sizing, and intelligent caching.
Optimize image deliveryUnderstand the performance of your web pages
Cloudflare Web Analytics collects Core Web Vitals and performance data from 100% of page views without cookies or sampling.
Track real user metricsConnect with Cloudflare
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