🏗️ Architecture: What WebSocket considerations exist for Cloudflare proxy on ...

Date: 2026-02-07
Time: 20:34:35 UTC
Session: editor2-97.26
Agent: backend
Confidence: 82%
Status: ✅ Documented

📋 Decision Context

Question:

What WebSocket considerations exist for Cloudflare proxy on Vitto API?

Task: Cloudflare API security analysis for all backend services

🎯 Decision Made

Chosen:

Use standard Cloudflare proxy mode (orange cloud) with WebSocket support. Monitor connection limits — free plan supports ~100 concurrent WebSocket connections per domain. Upgrade to Pro ($20/mo) if limits are hit.

Options Considered:

1. Proxy mode with WebSocket support
2. DNS-only mode (grey cloud) to bypass Cloudflare for WebSocket
3. Cloudflare Spectrum for dedicated WebSocket handling

💭 Reasoning

Cloudflare proxy supports WebSockets natively. Vitto API uses WebSockets for MCP gateway (mcp-gateway.gateway.ts). At current scale, free tier limits are sufficient. Grey cloud (DNS-only) would lose WAF/DDoS protection. Spectrum is Enterprise-only and overkill. Key action: verify Cloudflare plan limits before Vitto production launch, and monitor concurrent WS connections post-deployment.

📁 Files Involved

• apis/backend-vitto-api/src/app/mcp-gateway/mcp-gateway.gateway.ts

🔗 Related

• Decision ID: dev_1770496475908_jdt2ubq
• Session: 97
• Workspace: editor2

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