Static site hosting and deployment platform on Cloudflare's edge network with Git integration and edge functions.
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cloudYes. The Cloudflare Pages Free plan includes 500 builds per month and unlimited bandwidth; the 20,000-file limit applies on Free (checked 2026-09-03).
Cloudflare Pages is a static site hosting and deployment platform on Cloudflare's edge network, with Git integration and edge functions for dynamic functionality.
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