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CrimeFlarE
Why you should say "No" to Cloudflare
Self-hosting
Self-hosting often works great, but it requires some effort to setup. It is more aimed at technical people.
We might create a guide for some self-hosting basics which don't require Cloudflare.
to consider: Is user---incapsula---origin really okay?
Alternatives
| Alternative | Drawback | Price | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| PerimeterX | not gratis | ? | - |
| Impurva incapsula | not gratis | Paid | - |
| Github pages | uses Microsoft servers | Free | https://pages.github.com/ (WARNING: Tor/VPN users will get their account blocked automatically by Github) |
| Gitlab pages | uses Google servers | Free | https://gitlab.com/pages/ (WARNING: Some area of Gitlab is Cloudflare) |
Not researched yet
CDNJS
CDNJS is sponsored by Cloudflare. It might use it in the background.
Why X is not included
| X | Reason |
|---|---|
| Netlify | Uses Amazon AWS which is also a content delivery network. It would be hypocritical to include it. |
| Siteground | Tor-hostile people. |
| jsDelivr | Uses Cloudflare, see their network page |