# Cloudflare

Cloudflare offers a range of edge network services including authoritative DNS with global anycast infrastructure and DDoS protection, a web application firewall with managed rulesets, and a unified video streaming API, alongside scheduled datacenter maintenance for its Sydney facility in April 2026.

Status: provisional
Last verified: 2026-08-30T19:31:16.000Z

## Evidence

- (single_source) Cloudflare Stream supports RTMP/SRT ingest and HLS/DASH output formats.
  - supports https://cloudflare.com/products/stream
    > Key Features - Unified video API - Automatic encoding - RTMP/SRT ingest - HLS/DASH output - Built-in player - Global delivery - Predictable pricing

- (single_source) Cloudflare Stream provides a unified video API for uploading, encoding, packaging, and streaming video from a single API without stitching together services or vendors.
  - supports https://cloudflare.com/products/stream
    > Upload, encode, package, and stream video from a single API — no stitching together services or vendors.

- (single_source) Cloudflare DNS features include fastest authoritative DNS, global anycast network, DDoS protection, free API access, fast propagation, Terraform support, and DNSSEC support.
  - supports https://cloudflare.com/products/dns
    > Key Features - Fastest authoritative DNS - Global anycast network - DDoS protection - Free API access - Fast propagation - Terraform support - DNSSEC support

- (single_source) Cloudflare WAF inspects HTTP/S requests at the edge using managed and custom rules to identify and block malicious payloads before they compromise an application.
  - supports https://cloudflare.com/products/waf
    > Cloudflare WAF inspects HTTP/S requests at the edge, using managed and custom rules to identify and block malicious payloads before they can compromise your application.

- (single_source) Cloudflare states its Managed Rulesets are fine-tuned against massive volumes of diverse traffic to achieve a low false positive rate.
  - supports https://cloudflare.com/products/waf
    > Our Managed Rulesets are run against massive volumes of diverse traffic, allowing us to fine-tune them to be highly effective without blocking legitimate users.

- (single_source) Cloudflare Stream offers simple, predictable pricing with clear and cost-effective rates that scale with usage.
  - supports https://cloudflare.com/products/stream
    > Avoid convoluted billing models with clear, cost-effective rates that scale with you.

- (single_source) Cloudflare scheduled maintenance for its SYD (Sydney) datacenter between 2026-04-20 15:00 and 2026-04-21 07:00 UTC.
  - supports https://cloudflare.com/system-status
    > We will be performing scheduled maintenance in SYD (Sydney) datacenter between 2026-04-20 15:00 and 2026-04-21 07:00 UTC.

- (single_source) Cloudflare describes its DNS network as one of the largest in the world and designed to mitigate the largest DDoS attacks.
  - supports https://cloudflare.com/products/dns
    > Our network is one of the largest in the world and is designed to mitigate the largest DDoS attacks.

- (single_source) Cloudflare's Authoritative DNS translates domain names into IP addresses using a massive global network to deliver fast and resilient query responses.
  - supports https://cloudflare.com/products/dns
    > Cloudflare's Authoritative DNS translates domain names into IP addresses — using a massive global network to deliver the fastest, most resilient query responses.

## Timeline

- 2026-08-30T19:21:54.000Z: Cloudflare scheduled maintenance for its Sydney (SYD) datacenter from 2026-04-20 15:00 to 2026-04-21 07:00 UTC. Cloudflare's Authoritative DNS uses a global network for fast and resilient domain name to IP address translation. Cloudflare DNS features include global anycast, DDoS protection, DNSSEC, Terraform support, fast propagation, and free API access. Cloudflare describes its DNS network as one of the largest in the world, designed to mitigate the largest DDoS attacks. Cloudflare WAF inspects HTTP/S requests at the edge using managed and custom rules to block malicious payloads. Cloudflare states its Managed Rulesets are fine-tuned against large traffic volumes to maintain a low false positive rate. Cloudflare Stream provides a unified video API for uploading, encoding, packaging, and streaming video from a single interface. Cloudflare Stream supports RTMP/SRT ingest and HLS/DASH output formats. Cloudflare Stream offers simple, predictable pricing with cost-effective rates that scale with usage.