Looking for a Cloudflare Alternative That Supports TS/M3U8 Streaming

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I primarily use Cloudflare as a proxy to hide my origin IP and for DDoS protection. Recently, Cloudflare started disabling video streaming on my domain because I use TS and M3U8 files. I don't use Cloudflare's caching service—I have caching set to Bypass for everything.

From what I understand, Cloudflare Free and Pro plans do not support TS/M3U8 video streaming. It is only supported on the Enterprise plan or through Cloudflare Stream.

Can anyone suggest a good alternative to Cloudflare that provides reverse proxy (origin IP protection), WAF, and DDoS protection, while fully supporting TS and M3U8 files? I don't need CDN caching—just proxying and security.

Thanks in advance!
 
Get a server/vps with Ddos protection (most providers have this), turn it into a reverse proxy with something like nginx or caddy, job done.

By the way, what was your traffic like? Cloudflare aren't usually that strict if you use HLS, unless you're proxying major amount of data through it.
If you're a bit tech savvy, you can also trick CF and keep it going. Instead of .ts, use something like .css, .json, .txt, or whatever as segments in your playlist.
 
Have you tried setting up your own DNS server and pointing your domain to it, so that it effectively acts as a proxy server
 
I was working on a client project for VOD solutions web/mobile/tv apps using m4s DASH (not HLS) with nearly 80TB, and there were 0 issues on cf pro
 
Bunny.net fully supports TS and M3U8 streaming.
 
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