Cloudflare error page generator (opens in new tab)

(github.com)

102 pointssawirricardo3mo ago16 comments

16 comments

slig3mo ago

I've been thinking about returning a fake error page instead of the "you are banned" or "you country has been blocked".

yjftsjthsd-h3mo ago

Well, that's one way to show contempt for your users.

slig3mo ago

I feel no obligation to be polite to rude guests.

wheybags3mo 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.

phyzome3mo ago

Speaking of which, I made this some years ago: https://www.brainonfire.net/rx/the-joke.png

jtbayly3mo ago

If your site goes down people can assume it’s cloudflare’s fault. You can blend in with the crowd without actually using CF.

Raed6673mo ago

that's what makes it funnier

hk13373mo 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?

zamadatix3mo 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.

thm3mo 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.

esseph3mo 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.

ascorbic3mo 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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thewisenerd3mo 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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philipwhiuk3mo ago

It should spew random garbage at the bottom of the page periodically to mimic Cloudbleed.

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16 comments

slig3mo ago

I've been thinking about returning a fake error page instead of the "you are banned" or "you country has been blocked".

yjftsjthsd-h3mo ago

Well, that's one way to show contempt for your users.

slig3mo ago

I feel no obligation to be polite to rude guests.

wheybags3mo 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.

phyzome3mo ago

Speaking of which, I made this some years ago: https://www.brainonfire.net/rx/the-joke.png

jtbayly3mo ago

If your site goes down people can assume it’s cloudflare’s fault. You can blend in with the crowd without actually using CF.

Raed6673mo ago

that's what makes it funnier

hk13373mo ago

zamadatix3mo 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.

thm3mo 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.

esseph3mo 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.

ascorbic3mo 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.

1 more reply

thewisenerd3mo 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...

1 more reply

philipwhiuk3mo ago

It should spew random garbage at the bottom of the page periodically to mimic Cloudbleed.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse