A complete, practical, production-ready guide to using Lua for modern game development — from syntax basics to engine architecture, AI, networking, tools and full deployment.

Cloudflare improves performance out of the box, but thoughtful configuration can push your site (especially a Hugo/JAMstack site) to exceptional global performance.
This final chapter gathers Cloudflare’s performance-focused features into a calm, practical playbook. Each recommendation is designed to be simple to understand and safe to apply.

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1. The Three Layers of Cloudflare Performance

Cloudflare performance can be thought of as three layers:

1. Global Network & Routing

Anycast routing, edge proximity, Argo Smart Routing.

Cloudflare’s CDN and caching layer is one of the platform’s greatest strengths. For static sites like Hugo, it delivers global performance with almost no configuration. Yet understanding how Cloudflare caches, when it bypasses the cache, and how to fine-tune caching behavior will help you create a site that stays consistently fast for users across the world.

This chapter provides a calm, practical explanation of Cloudflare’s CDN architecture and the tools available for controlling cache behavior: Cache Rules, Page Rules, Transform Rules, and more.

Hugo remains one of the fastest and most reliable static site generators available. Cloudflare Pages, with its global CDN and integrated serverless features, provides a perfect home for Hugo websites — from blogs and documentation to developer tools and knowledge bases.

This tutorial walks through the complete Hugo + Cloudflare Pages workflow using Birdor’s calm, developer-friendly style. By the end, you’ll have a solid, stable deployment pipeline with previews, HTTPS, and optional serverless logic.

Cloudflare Pages is a fast, reliable, and developer-friendly platform for deploying static sites. It integrates naturally with GitHub, offers global CDN distribution, and supports full JAMstack workflows. Hugo, being one of the fastest static site generators available, pairs perfectly with Cloudflare Pages.

In this guide, we walk through the full workflow—building, connecting, deploying, enabling custom domains, and ensuring your site performs consistently across the Cloudflare network.

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1. Why Use Cloudflare Pages for a Hugo Site?

Cloudflare Pages provides several strengths that align well with Hugo: