How to build a media replacement on Cloudflare
1 Cloudsteading build ship working media replacements on Cloudflare. Typical loadout: Cache API, D1, KV, Pages, R2. Common features include Open graph images, Format conversion, Image resize. Each build entry includes source code and a per-primitive cost breakdown.
Frequently asked about media on Cloudflare
How do you build a media replacement on Cloudflare? +
Media replacements on Cloudflare typically combine Cache API, D1, KV, Pages, R2 to cover the core feature set (Open graph images, Format conversion, Image resize). See the 1 build below for working code and architecture diagrams.
What Cloudflare primitives does a media 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 media replacement support? +
Media SaaS users typically expect Open graph images, Format conversion, Image resize. Cloudflare-native builds replicate these using the primitive loadout above; some features (e.g. heavy ML) need an external service.