People using Cloudflare, are you still happy with it? Would you consider any self-hosted alternative? (discuss.online)

submitted 7 months ago by kiol@discuss.online to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/30840627

Genuine question, so please don't be mean to whoever responds. Better to learn than to judge.

Curious if people who are on Cloudflare are considering any selfhosted alternatives? If not, interested to hear what is a deal breaker in regards to using a service besides Cloudflare. I do hear a lot of praise for Cloudflare when facing DDOS, and always happy to learn more!

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[-] thejml@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

So I've done public DNS zone hosting and you can use let's encrypt for certs and such, but

What about caches? I basically use to reduce load and network traffic reduction before it gets to me so I don't have to run my own varnish cache and get regional caching to reduce repeat cross country calls for people on the other coasts.
What do you use for DDOS protection?

Basically, cloudflare is free, and i get all that. If I find another place better, I'm open to jumping ship.

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