FlareCraft
Briefing · Tuesday, May 12, 2026

What developers shipped

12 items kept · 55 classified · 55 sourced · 15 deduplicated.

The cut · the day's read

What's working

  1. Comment on: Show HN: Doomscroll the Goverment's UFO Files as One Gigantic Microfilm. Built microfilm viewer with Cloudflare for efficient streaming.
  2. [r/selfhosted] Replaced my $69/mo Zapier subscription with self-hosted n8n on a $5 droplet. Real cost math inside. Replaced Zapier with self-hosted n8n on $5 droplet using Cloudflare.
  3. Comment on: Can someone please explain whether Cloudflare blackmailed Canonical?. User shares positive experience with Cloudflare's content complaint process.

What's friction

  1. Comment on: Can someone please explain whether Cloudflare blackmailed Canonical?. User criticizes Cloudflare's handling of abuse report.
  2. Cloudflare "issue" blocking legitimate access from humans for days. Cloudflare issue blocks legitimate human access for days.
  3. Comment on: Can someone please explain whether Cloudflare blackmailed Canonical?. Commenter expresses distrust in Cloudflare's content moderation.

What's being asked

  1. [r/selfhosted] What would u do in my situation?. Several developers seek alternatives to Cloudflare's Zero Trust tunnel.
  2. [r/selfhosted] Looking for self hosted docker registry that doesn't use my bandwidth. Developers seek self-hosted Docker registries to avoid bandwidth issues.
  3. [#durable-objects] What about workflows?. Developers ask about workflows in relation to Durable Objects.

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