How to build a auth replacement on Cloudflare
1 Cloudsteading build ship working auth replacements on Cloudflare. Typical loadout: Cache API, D1, KV, Pages, R2. Common features include Magic link, MFA, OAuth, Passkeys. Each build entry includes source code and a per-primitive cost breakdown.
Frequently asked about auth on Cloudflare
How do you build a auth replacement on Cloudflare? +
Auth replacements on Cloudflare typically combine Cache API, D1, KV, Pages, R2 to cover the core feature set (Magic link, MFA, OAuth, Passkeys). See the 1 build below for working code and architecture diagrams.
What Cloudflare primitives does a auth replacement need? +
Across Cloudsteading builds in this pattern, the most-used primitives are Cache API, D1, KV, Pages, R2, Turnstile, Workers, Workers AI. Compute lives in Workers, persistent state in D1 or KV, blob storage in R2, and realtime coordination in Durable Objects.
What features should a auth replacement support? +
Auth SaaS users typically expect Magic link, MFA, OAuth, Passkeys, RBAC, SSO. Cloudflare-native builds replicate these using the primitive loadout above; some features (e.g. heavy ML) need an external service.