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3 layers — pick the depth that fits the user's need:

| Layer | What it does | Needs | |-------|-------------|-------| | 1 — Tunnel | Instant public URL for any local dir or port | Nothing (cloudflared auto-installs) | | 2 — Pages | Permanent hosting on *.pages.dev | Cloudflare account + Pages token | | 3 — Domain | Custom domain linked to Pages via DNS | Domain purchased + DNS token |

Helper script

node site.js <command> [--token CF_API_TOKEN] [--account CF_ACCOUNT_ID]

| Command | Layer | Description | |---------|-------|-------------| | tunnel <dir\|port> | 1 | Instant public URL via Cloudflare Tunnel | | deploy <name> <dir> | 2 | Deploy to Cloudflare Pages | | zone <domain> | 3 | Get zone ID for a domain | | dns-link <zone-id> <project> | 3 | Add CNAME pointing domain to Pages | | pages-domain <project> <domain> | 3 | Attach custom domain to Pages project | | domain-check <domain> | 3 | Check availability on Cloudflare Registrar |

Setup

• Layer 1: No setup. cloudflared installs automatically via Homebrew if missing.
• Layer 2: Needs a Cloudflare API token with Account > Cloudflare Pages > Edit permission.
• Layer 3: Needs a separate token with Zone > DNS > Edit permission for the specific domain.

Create tokens at: https://dash.cloudflare.com/profile/api-tokens