Cloudflare error page generator

 (github.com)

91 points | by sawirricardo 15 hours ago

4 comments

  • wheybags 4 hours ago
    What is this for? I feel like that is missing from the faq. I would say it's a joke, but it looks too serious for that.
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  • slig 7 hours ago
    I've been thinking about returning a fake error page instead of the "you are banned" or "you country has been blocked".
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    • yjftsjthsd-h 28 minutes ago
      Well, that's one way to show contempt for your users.
  • hk1337 14 hours ago
    Can you actually customize that Cloudflare error page? I thought that was their error page when they lose connection with your site and custom error pages was just the ones your app creates, like 404, 403, etc?
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    • zamadatix 14 hours ago
      I think the intent is for joke pages, like the demo link which acts like error 500 saying the host is on fire etc but really serves as 200 OK, not your actual Cloudflare service errors.
    • thm 7 hours ago
      You can, on the $30 plan - you can give it a hidden url on your current domain and it will cache & serve that content.
    • esseph 13 hours ago
      On free plans you can't, on business/enterprise plans you can.

      Edit: Gemini says you could make a custom worker and do a 5XX redirect that way, but I haven't tried it. Does make sense though.

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      • ascorbic 9 hours ago
        This works for errors at the origin or in a Worker, but won't for errors at the edge, because those are in front of Workers.
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        • kekub 3 hours ago
          I think Gemini refers to Web Workers API rather than a Cloudflare Worker. And that should work indeed.
      • thewisenerd 12 hours ago
        the custom error page is configurable at a domain (zone) level

        which sometimes gets annoying because branding for subdomains could be different.

        https://developers.cloudflare.com/rules/custom-errors/edit-e...

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        • esseph 11 hours ago
          > Error Pages do not apply to responses with an HTTP status code of 500, 501, 503, or 505. These exceptions help avoid issues with specific API endpoints and other web applications. You can still customize responses for these status codes using Custom Error Rules.

          From that page ;)

  • philipwhiuk 4 hours ago
    It should spew random garbage at the bottom of the page periodically to mimic Cloudbleed.