Best of Cloudflare — August 2024
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DEV·2y
Screw it! I've Developed My Own Static Site Generator!
The author explains their journey in web development and their decision to create a personal static site generator. Initially considering React and various platforms for their project, they faced several challenges, particularly with deploying Next.js on Cloudflare Pages. To overcome these issues and to retain control, the author developed their own static site generator using Python to parse Markdown files into HTML. They created a CLI tool called 'fit' to manage the site generation and deployment processes. The project was a creative and educational experience, ultimately satisfying the author’s needs and paving the way for future improvements.
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System Weakness·2y
Finding origin ip address
The post provides various methods and tools to find the origin IP address of websites hidden behind Web Application Firewalls (WAF) like Cloudflare. It suggests manual techniques using platforms such as Shodan and DNS lookup tools, and also lists automation tools available on GitHub for the same purpose.
