Cloudflare complaints on Reddit
OpinionDeck found 475 recent Reddit threads mentioning Cloudflare across 6 subreddits. The most active community is r/selfhosted, and 6 of these threads are framed as complaints or alternatives.
Mention timeline
Monthly thread volume across the 6 subreddits where Cloudflare is discussed.
Where Cloudflare gets discussed
Top subreddits by share of Cloudflare-related threads in our sample.
| Subreddit | Threads in sample | Share |
|---|---|---|
| r/selfhosted | 97 | |
| r/nextjs | 96 | |
| r/devops | 95 | |
| r/CloudFlare | 94 | |
| r/webdev | 89 | |
| r/ProductHunters | 4 |
Top Cloudflare complaints on Reddit
Threads where users mention switching, alternatives, or frustration with Cloudflare.
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I’ve spent the last year relying heavily on Cloudflare Tunnels to punch through my ISP's CGNAT. Honestly, it felt like magic at first - exposing my Nextcloud and Jellyfin without opening a single port on my router or paying for a static…
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Hello everyone, this is George, the maintainer of [Octelium](https://octelium.com/) [https://github.com/octelium/octelium](https://github.com/octelium/octelium) . It's been \~100 days since I last posted here about the Octelium v0.21.0…
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Hello everyone, this is George, the maintainer of [Octelium](https://octelium.com/) [https://github.com/octelium/octelium](https://github.com/octelium/octelium) . It's been \~2 months since I last posted here about the Octelium v0.24.0…
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Hello all! I am looking to replace my Cloudflare CDN setup with a European alternative. Along with a lot of other Europeans, I am moving most of my technology choices away from US tech for "reasons". I was hoping for some insight and any…
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So I've been using vercel all along with NextJs and now the app has grown and were going with a monorepo setup using turborepo. Everything works fine with Vercel for the most parts (obviously) but the issue is it's getting to costly.…
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I recently reworked how I expose my self-hosted Nextcloud instance and wanted to sanity-check the model with others here. For context, I am a security practitioner, so my goals were: • No open inbound ports • No public WebDAV exposure •…
Other recent Cloudflare threads
Non-complaint mentions — questions, comparisons, recommendations.
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I was thinking about the NSA scandals from years ago, the wiretapping, the underwater cables, the backdoors in datacenters. It was a massive international drama. But then you look at Cloudflare. By design, they are a massive, legal…
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Hi everyone, I’m living on campus and my college network is incredibly restrictive. It feels like they have an aggressive firewall with Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) set up. The Situation: • Blocked: Tailscale (VPNs don't connect),…
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Cloudflare reduce workforce by more than 1,100 employees globally.
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Trying to spin up infra for a project and forgot how much overhead there is. Setting up IAM, VPCs, EC2 roles, DNS, SSL certs, Cloudflare config… it’s just a mess. Even getting basic stuff working securely feels like a part-time job. I’m…
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Frequently asked
- Where do people complain about Cloudflare on Reddit?
- r/selfhosted, r/nextjs, r/devops are the most active subreddits discussing Cloudflare. The full breakdown of 6 subreddits is below.
- How many Cloudflare mentions are on Reddit?
- OpinionDeck found 475 recent threads mentioning Cloudflare across 6 subreddits, of which 6 are framed as complaints. Data refreshed 2026-05-23.
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