How to Deploy a Website for Free with Cloudflare Pages

TLDRLearn how to easily deploy your website for free using Cloudflare Pages. No more paying monthly fees to host your website files!

Key insights

🚀Web servers allow you to store your website files online and make them accessible from any computer with internet access.

🔒Cloudflare Pages provides free static site hosting and is backed by a global CDN, ensuring fast loading times and additional security.

💻You can deploy your website to Cloudflare Pages by connecting your GitHub account and selecting the repository.

🔄Cloudflare Pages automatically builds and deploys your website whenever changes are pushed to your repository.

👥Collaborate with team members by inviting them to access and review your project on Cloudflare Pages.

Q&A

Do I need to pay to host my website on Cloudflare Pages?

No, Cloudflare Pages offers free hosting for static websites.

Can I connect multiple GitHub repositories to Cloudflare Pages?

Yes, you can connect multiple repositories to Cloudflare Pages and deploy each of them as separate projects.

Does Cloudflare Pages support custom domain names?

Yes, you can easily configure your custom domain name in the Cloudflare Pages settings.

Can I review changes before deploying them to the production site?

Yes, Cloudflare Pages provides preview links for different branches and allows you to control access to them.

Is Cloudflare Pages suitable for large-scale websites with high traffic?

Yes, Cloudflare Pages leverages its global CDN and uses the HTTP/3 protocol for optimized delivery and performance.

Timestamped Summary

00:00Introduction: The problem of making a website accessible on the internet.

00:19Web servers and their role in storing website files online.

00:46Introduction to Cloudflare Pages and its advantages for hosting static websites.

01:30Setting up a Cloudflare Pages account and connecting it to a GitHub repository.

02:55Running Gulp on Cloudflare Pages to compile and optimize website assets.

04:02Deploying the website and checking the logs for the build process.

06:13Analyzing the website's loading speed and performance on Cloudflare Pages.

07:21Collaboration features on Cloudflare Pages for team members to review and deploy changes.