☁️ Cloud & Infrastructure

Cloudflare Workers Lets Indie Devs Run SvelteKit SSR for Free—Here's the Catch-Free How-To

Solo devs, rejoice: full SvelteKit apps with SSR and APIs now deploy to Cloudflare Workers for zero bucks. But does the free tier hold up under real traffic?

Terminal screenshot deploying SvelteKit app to Cloudflare Workers dashboard with success message

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Cloudflare Workers free tier runs full SvelteKit SSR, APIs, and edge caching—no cost for most indie projects. 𝕏
  • V8 isolates beat Node.js platforms on cold starts and predictability; adapter-cloudflare makes it plug-and-play. 𝕏
  • Watch 10ms CPU and bundle size limits, but it's a game-changer for solo devs ditching paid hobby plans. 𝕏
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