Containers are available in public beta for simple, and programmable compute

10 months ago

Cloudflare Containers are now available in beta for all paid plan users.
Containers allow running various applications alongside Workers, including media processing, backend services, and CLI tools.
Containers are tightly integrated with Workers, offering a simple workflow with global deployment and no regional configuration hassles.
Users can route requests between Workers and Containers, choosing Workers for lightweight tasks and Containers for more power and flexibility.
Containers are programmable, with instances spun up on-demand and controlled by Workers code.
Example use case: code sandboxing where user-generated code runs in isolated containers globally distributed.
Configuration involves using the Container class in Workers and wrangler.jsonc for basic settings like default port and image.
Development workflow is simplified with wrangler dev, allowing easy iteration on container and Worker code simultaneously.
Deployment is straightforward with wrangler deploy, handling image distribution and provisioning across Cloudflare's network.
Observability is built-in, with metrics and logs available in the Cloudflare dashboard.
Pricing is usage-based, with charges only when containers are active, and includes various instance types with different resource allocations.
Future updates include higher limits, larger instances, global autoscaling, and more integrations with the Developer Platform.

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