795: Hosting Private Fonts on the Edge With Cloudflare

Scott and Wes dish out the intricacies of hosting private fonts using Cloudflare Pages. They explore the challenges of font security, the benefits of a font server, and the nuances of caching and whitelisting to keep your fonts secure and efficient. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:53 Behind the Code : Brought to you by Sentry.io . 03:12 The problem with hosting fonts. Scott’s Fonts . 05:42 The solution, a font server with Cloudflare Pages . 09:37 Utilizing a Key Value Store. 10:53 Storing a whitelist. 13:42 Why not just use a bucket? Check out the code . 15:24 Should whitelisting be done in JavaScript or cores? 17:23 How do you cache to multiple origins? 18:15 Multiple URLs in an allow origin. 19:17 Font security and foundry challenges. 21:43 Moving Domains on Cloudflare. Check out the font Syntax uses! MD-IO . Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads