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December 9, 2025 Live Collaborative Editing in Astro with Cloudflare Durable Objects Build Google Docs-style real-time collaboration in Astro using Cloudflare Durable Objects. Implement operational transforms, conflict resolution, and cursor tracking with persistent WebSocket connections at the edge.

December 9, 2025 Bot Protection in Astro with Cloudflare Turnstile Replace CAPTCHA with invisible bot detection in Astro using Cloudflare Turnstile. Protect sign-up forms, login pages, and API endpoints from bots without frustrating real users.

December 8, 2025 Generating PDFs in Astro with Cloudflare Browser Rendering at the Edge Learn how to generate invoices, reports, and OG images as PDFs directly from your Astro pages using Cloudflare Browser Rendering. Run headless Chromium at the edge, apply print CSS, and stream PDFs with minimal latency.

December 6, 2025 Implement Rate Limiting in Astro with Cloudflare Workers Learn how to implement rate limiting in Astro using Cloudflare Workers Rate Limiting API. Protect your API endpoints and pages from abuse using middleware and endpoint-level rate limiting.

December 5, 2025 Setting Up Privacy-Focused Analytics with Tinybird in Astro Learn how to implement real-time, privacy-focused web analytics in your Astro application using Tinybird. Deploy a complete analytics platform in minutes without cookies or third-party tracking.

December 4, 2025 Building Real-Time Chat in Astro with Cloudflare Durable Objects and WebSocket Hibernation Learn how to build a real-time chat application using Astro and Cloudflare Durable Objects with WebSocket Hibernation. Implement cost-efficient WebSocket connections, message persistence, and user presence indicators at the edge.

December 3, 2025 Implementing Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR) in Astro with Cloudflare KV Learn how to implement ISR-like patterns in Astro using Cloudflare KV for on-demand revalidation. Build a hybrid rendering strategy that combines the performance of SSG with the flexibility of SSR.

December 1, 2025 Protecting Astro from Supply Chain Attacks: Part 2 - Long-Term Security Measures Implement comprehensive security measures for your Astro project. Learn how to secure your CI/CD pipeline, automate dependency scanning, and prevent future npm supply chain attacks.

November 30, 2025 Protecting Astro from Supply Chain Attacks: Part 1 - Understanding Shai-Hulud 2.0 and Immediate Response Learn about the Shai-Hulud 2.0 npm supply chain attack that compromised over 700 packages. Discover how to check if your Astro project is affected and take immediate action to secure your environment.

November 29, 2025 Reusing Database Queries in Astro SSG Learn how to reuse database query results across multiple pages during Static Site Generation in Astro to minimize redundant database calls and improve build performance.

November 26, 2025 Using Partytown with Google Tag Manager in Astro: A Step-by-Step Guide How to boost performance by offloading Google Tag Manager to a Web Worker using Partytown in Astro?

November 26, 2025 AutoSend Email Support Now Available in LaunchFast Starter Kits We're excited to announce that AutoSend email support is now available in all LaunchFast starter kits. Send transactional emails with intelligent automation and high deliverability.

July 16, 2025 How to Implement Basic Authorization in Astro Learn how to add basic authentication to your Astro application using middleware. Protect your routes before launching to production with this simple implementation.

July 3, 2025 Cloudflare D1 Database Support Now Available in LaunchFast Starter Kits We're excited to announce that Cloudflare D1 database support is now available in all LaunchFast starter kits. Build faster with our pre-configured D1 integration.

June 7, 2025 Mailgun Email Support Now Available in LaunchFast Starter Kits We're excited to announce that Mailgun email support is now available in all LaunchFast starter kits. Send transactional emails with high deliverability and detailed analytics.

April 25, 2025 Query Cloud Firestore with Astro on Cloudflare Workers Learn how to query Cloud Firestore from an Astro application running on Cloudflare Workers.

April 25, 2025 Query Redis with Astro on Cloudflare Workers Learn how to query Redis from an Astro application running on Cloudflare Workers.

April 25, 2025 How to Generate Pre-signed URLs for Supabase Storage with Astro on Cloudflare Workers How to generate pre-signed URLs to retrieve and upload to Supabase Storage with Astro on Cloudflare Workers?

April 24, 2025 How to Generate Pre-signed URLs for Firebase Storage with Astro on Cloudflare Workers How to generate pre-signed URLs to retrieve and upload to Firebase Storage with Astro on Cloudflare Workers?

April 23, 2025 How to Generate Pre-signed URLs for Cloudflare R2 with Astro on Cloudflare Workers How to generate pre-signed URLs to retrieve and upload to Cloudflare R2 with Astro on Cloudflare Workers?

April 23, 2025 How to Generate Pre-signed URLs for Amazon S3 with Astro on Cloudflare Workers How to generate pre-signed URLs to retrieve and upload to Amazon S3 with Astro on Cloudflare Workers?

April 22, 2025 Resend, Postmark & SendGrid Email Support Now Available in LaunchFast Starter Kits We're excited to announce that Resend, Postmark, and SendGrid email support is now available in all LaunchFast starter kits. Choose your preferred email provider with high deliverability.

November 24, 2024 Authenticating users in Astro with Better Auth: A Step-by-Step Guide How to authenticate users in Astro application using Better Auth?

October 30, 2024 Astro vs Next.js: Choosing the Right Framework in 2024 Discover the differences between Astro and Next.js in 2024. Learn which framework suits your project needs for speed or interactivity.

October 26, 2024 6 Essential Features Every Web Starter Kit Should Include Discover the 6 essential features every web starter kit should include to streamline development and enhance security.

October 23, 2024 Launch Fast with Astro 4.16 A comprehensive Astro 4.16 Starter Kit for SEO, Analytics, Storage, Auth, Payments, Blogs, and Email - everything a developer needs to launch their project.

October 22, 2024 Launch Fast with Svelte 5 A comprehensive Svelte 5 powered SvelteKit Starter Kit for SEO, Analytics, Storage, Auth, Payments, Blogs, and Email - everything a developer needs to launch their project.

October 18, 2024 Using OpenAI Swarm in Python: A Step-by-Step Guide Learn how to set up and use OpenAI Swarm in a Python project.

July 3, 2024 Create a Telegram Bot in Next.js App Router: A Step-by-Step Guide How to use Unplugin Icons in Next.js application?

June 25, 2024 API Routes in Angular 18 Server Side Rendering How to setup Angular 18 server side rendering to

June 13, 2024 Injecting Environment Variables Dynamically in Cloudflare Pages How to inject environment variables dynamically in a Cloudflare Pages application?

June 9, 2024 Using Unplugin Icons in Next.js: A Step-by-Step Guide How to use Unplugin Icons in Next.js application?

June 9, 2024 Using Unplugin Icons in SvelteKit: A Step-by-Step Guide How to use Unplugin Icons in SvelteKit application?

June 5, 2024 Using Unplugin Icons in Astro with React: A Step-by-Step Guide How to use unplugin icons in Astro application using React?

June 4, 2024 Using Animate On Scroll (AOS) in Astro: A Step-by-Step Guide How to use Animate On Scroll (AOS) in Astro application?

April 24, 2024 Using PhotoSwipe in Astro to Build an Image Gallery How to Build an image gallery in an Astro application using PhotoSwipe?

April 17, 2024 Using Transformers for Shiki to enrich Syntax Highlighting in Astro How to integrate common transformers for Shiki to enrich syntax highlighting in Astro application?

April 15, 2024 Using GreenSock Animation Platform (GSAP) in Astro with View Transitions: A Step-by-Step Guide How to use GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform) in Astro application with View Transitions enabled?

April 15, 2024 Using GreenSock Animation Platform (GSAP) in Astro: A Step-by-Step Guide How to use GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform) in Astro application?

April 14, 2024 Using Firebase Realtime Database in Astro with Vue: A Step-by-Step Guide How to use Firebase Realtime Database in Astro application using Vue?

April 12, 2024 Authenticating users in Astro with Clerk and React: A Step-by-Step Guide How to authenticate users in Astro application using React and Clerk?

April 8, 2024 Deploy Astro to AWS Elasic Beanstalk: A Step-by-Step Guide How to deploy your Astro Server-Side Rendered (SSR) websites to AWS Elasic Beanstalk.

March 31, 2024 Deploy Next.js to AWS Amplify: A Step-by-Step Guide How to deploy your Next.js Server-Side Rendered (SSR) websites to AWS Amplify.

March 30, 2024 Deploy SvelteKit to AWS Amplify: A Step-by-Step Guide How to deploy your SvelteKit Server-Side Rendered (SSR) websites to AWS Amplify.

March 29, 2024 Deploy Astro to Amazon ECS on AWS Fargate: A Step-by-Step Guide How to deploy your Astro Server-Side Rendered (SSR) websites to Amazon ECS on AWS Fargate.

March 28, 2024 Deploy Astro to AWS Amplify: A Step-by-Step Guide How to deploy your Astro Server-Side Rendered (SSR) websites to AWS Amplify.

March 20, 2024 When to preload fonts? Find the cases in which you would find the need to preload the fonts on your website.

March 14, 2024 Integrated Dynamic Streaming-First Sitemap Learn how LaunchFa.st helps you create a sitemap with the best practices with streaming.

March 14, 2024 Introducing Partial Paid and Protected Pages Learn how LaunchFa.st helps you create pages that are public but require authentication and payment to view certain content on the page.

March 14, 2024 Introducing Paid and Protected Pages Learn how LaunchFa.st helps you create authenticated and paid pages to prevent un-paid and un-authenticated access.

March 14, 2024 Introducing Paid Pages Learn how LaunchFa.st helps you create paid pages to prevent un-paid access.

March 14, 2024 Introducing Protected Pages Learn how LaunchFa.st helps you create protected pages to prevent un-authenticated access.

January 19, 2024 LaunchFa.st and Wide Angle Analytics Collaborate to Enhance Privacy-First Web Analytics Learn more about Wide Angle Analytics, the privacy-first, compliant web analytics integrated in LaunchFa.st.

January 19, 2024 Integrated Analytics Learn how LaunchFa.st helps you start measuring analytics via Pirsch, PostHog, Google and Wide Angle Analytics.

January 19, 2024 Integrated Telegram Bot API Learn how LaunchFa.st helps you setup a Telegram bot with a baked-in API.

January 17, 2024 Font Optimization for Astro websites Find the roadblocks and checkpoints by the maker of astro-font, the font optimization library by LaunchFa.st for Astro websites.

January 15, 2024 Astro Font Showcase Find the projects powered by astro-font library for font optimization by LaunchFa.st.

January 8, 2024 Astro Font ChangeLog Find the changelog of astro-font library by LaunchFa.st that helps you optimize fonts in an instant.

December 15, 2023 Announcing Astro Font Announcing astro-font library by LaunchFa.st that helps you optimize fonts in an instant.

December 11, 2023 Integrated User Authentication Learn how LaunchFa.st helps you authenticate users using Google OAuth 2.0, Twitter OAuth 2.0 and Credentials aka Email and Password flows.

December 11, 2023 Integrated Lemon Squeezy Payments Learn how LaunchFa.st helps you receive payments via Lemon Squeezy.

December 11, 2023 Integrated Stripe Payments Learn how LaunchFa.st helps you receive payments via Stripe.