dev-cloudflare-pages-ci-setup

Cloudflare Pages CI Setup

Set up Cloudflare Pages deployment with GitHub Actions workflows for static sites. Supports production deploys, PR preview deploys, and named preview branches.

Step 1: Gather Project Info

Identify the project's build setup:

cat package.json
ls .github/workflows/ 2>/dev/null
cat wrangler.toml 2>/dev/null

Determine: package manager (pnpm/npm/yarn), build command, output directory (dist/, build/, out/), base path (root / or subpath like /pj/project-name/).

Step 2: Ask User Preferences

1. Cloudflare Pages project name (used in --project-name)
2. Which workflows: Main only, Main + PR previews, Main + PR + named previews
3. Base path: root / or specific subpath
4. IFTTT notifications: yes/no

Step 3: Create Cloudflare Configuration

wrangler.toml

# Cloudflare Pages project configuration

compatibility_date = "2024-12-01"

Add wrangler devDependency

pnpm add -D wrangler  # or npm

For pnpm: add esbuild and workerd to pnpm.onlyBuiltDependencies in package.json.

public/_redirects (if using a base path)

If the site has a base path (e.g., /pj/project-name/), create public/_redirects:

/ /pj/project-name/ 302

Most static site generators (Astro, Next.js, etc.) copy public/ to output, eliminating CI-time redirect generation.

Step 4: Create Workflows

Security Best Practices (apply to all workflows)

• Explicit permissions blocks (least privilege)
• Pass ${{ }} values via env: blocks, never inline in github-script JavaScript (prevents script injection)
• Quote all shell variable expansions: "${GITHUB_SHA}"
• Pin wrangler version: npm install -g wrangler@4 (or pnpm exec wrangler when node_modules available)
• Add timeout-minutes to all jobs (build: 15, deploy: 20, notify: 5)
• Use curl -sSf --max-time 10 for external HTTP calls

Deploy Retry (apply to all deploy steps)

Cloudflare Pages API occasionally returns transient errors (504 Gateway Timeout on /upload-token). Wrap all wrangler pages deploy commands in a bash retry loop:

- name: Deploy to Cloudflare Pages
  run: |
    for attempt in 1 2 3; do
      echo "Deploy attempt $attempt/3..."
      if wrangler pages deploy deploy \
        --project-name=PROJECT_NAME \
        --branch=main \
        --commit-hash="${GITHUB_SHA}" \
        --commit-message="Production deploy: ${GITHUB_SHA}"; then
        echo "Deploy succeeded on attempt $attempt"
        exit 0
      fi
      if [ "$attempt" -lt 3 ]; then
        echo "Deploy failed, retrying in 150 seconds..."
        sleep 150
      fi
    done
    echo "Deploy failed after 3 attempts"
    exit 1
  env:
    CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN }}
    CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID }}

• 3 attempts, 150s (2.5 min) delay between retries
• Increase timeout-minutes on deploy jobs to 20 (from 10) to accommodate retries
• For steps that set GITHUB_OUTPUT (preview URLs), move the output logic inside the success branch of the if block
• Works with both npx wrangler@4 and pnpm exec wrangler variants

Production Deploy (main-deploy.yml)

Trigger: push to main. Concurrency: production-deploy, cancel-in-progress: false.

permissions:
  contents: read

jobs:
  build:
    # Heavy job — candidate for self-hosted runner via /dev-actions-self-runner
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 15
    steps:
      # fetch-depth: 0 if project needs git history (e.g., doc history, changelogs)
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with: { node-version: 20, cache: pnpm }
      - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
      - run: pnpm build
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with: { name: dist-out, path: dist/, retention-days: 1 }

  deploy:
    needs: build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 20
    steps:
      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
        with: { name: dist-out, path: deploy/ }
      - run: npm install -g wrangler@4
      - name: Deploy to Cloudflare Pages (production)
        run: |
          for attempt in 1 2 3; do
            echo "Deploy attempt $attempt/3..."
            if wrangler pages deploy deploy \
              --project-name=PROJECT_NAME \
              --branch=main \
              --commit-hash="${GITHUB_SHA}" \
              --commit-message="Production deploy: ${GITHUB_SHA}"; then
              echo "Deploy succeeded on attempt $attempt"
              exit 0
            fi
            if [ "$attempt" -lt 3 ]; then
              echo "Deploy failed, retrying in 150 seconds..."
              sleep 150
            fi
          done
          echo "Deploy failed after 3 attempts"
          exit 1
        env:
          CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN }}
          CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID }}

  notify: # Optional IFTTT notification
    needs: [build, deploy]
    if: always()
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 5
    steps:
      - name: Notify via IFTTT
        if: env.IFTTT_PROD_NOTIFY != ''
        env:
          IFTTT_PROD_NOTIFY: ${{ secrets.IFTTT_PROD_NOTIFY }}
          RAW_COMMIT_MSG: ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}
          BUILD_RESULT: ${{ needs.build.result }}
          DEPLOY_RESULT: ${{ needs.deploy.result }}
          GITHUB_SHA_VAL: ${{ github.sha }}
          SERVER_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}
          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
          RUN_ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
        run: |
          if [ "$DEPLOY_RESULT" = "success" ]; then STATUS="succeeded"
          elif [ "$BUILD_RESULT" = "failure" ]; then STATUS="failed (build)"
          elif [ "$DEPLOY_RESULT" = "failure" ]; then STATUS="failed (deploy)"
          else STATUS="cancelled"; fi

          COMMIT_MSG=$(echo "$RAW_COMMIT_MSG" | head -1 | sed 's/"/\\"/g')
          SHORT_SHA=$(echo "$GITHUB_SHA_VAL" | cut -c1-7)
          RUN_URL="${SERVER_URL}/${REPO}/actions/runs/${RUN_ID}"

          curl -sSf --max-time 10 -X POST "$IFTTT_PROD_NOTIFY" \
            -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
            -d "{
              \"value1\": \"Cloudflare Pages deploy ${STATUS}\",
              \"value2\": \"${SHORT_SHA} ${COMMIT_MSG}\",
              \"value3\": \"${RUN_URL}\"
            }" || echo "::warning::IFTTT notification failed"

PR Preview Deploy (pr-checks.yml)

Trigger: pull_request to main. Concurrency: per-PR, cancel-in-progress: true.

permissions:
  contents: read
  pull-requests: write

Build job identical to production. Preview job:

• Download artifact to deploy/
• Deploy with --branch="pr-${PR_NUMBER}"
• Preview URL: https://pr-${PR_NUMBER}.PROJECT_NAME.pages.dev
• Post/update PR comment using actions/github-script@v8 with marker <!-- cf-preview-pr -->
• Pass deploy URL via env:: const deployUrl = process.env.DEPLOY_URL;

Named Preview Deploy (preview-deploy.yml)

Trigger: push to preview and expreview/**. Concurrency: per-branch, cancel-in-progress: true.

permissions:
  contents: read
  pull-requests: write
  statuses: write

Single-job workflow (build + deploy in one job):

• Convert branch slashes to hyphens for deploy branch name
• Deploy directly from build output (no copy step needed)
• Use pnpm exec wrangler (node_modules available in same job)
• Set commit status via createCommitStatus API
• Comment on associated PR if one exists, using marker <!-- cf-preview-branch -->
• Use distinct markers from pr-checks.yml to prevent collision

Step 5: Required Secrets

Secret	Required	Purpose
CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN	Yes	Wrangler authentication
CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID	Yes	Cloudflare account identifier
IFTTT_PROD_NOTIFY	No	IFTTT webhook URL (skipped if not set)

Creating Cloudflare API Token

1. Cloudflare dashboard > My Profile > API Tokens > Create Token > Custom token
2. Permissions: Account > Cloudflare Pages > Edit
3. Account Resources: Include the target account

The Cloudflare Pages project is auto-created on first deploy via wrangler pages deploy.

Step 6: Verify

pnpm build  # Verify build works locally

Companion Skills

• /dev-actions-self-runner — Add self-hosted runner with fallback for build jobs
• /dev-ci-ifttt-notify — Add IFTTT webhook notifications