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Attacks are automated. Your defence should be too.

Shadowtek puts hardened Cloudflare protection in front of the website you already have. Any platform, any host, no rebuild required.

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The Same Standard, Any Site

Cloudflare is standard on every site we build.
Now it's available for yours.

Every website Shadowtek builds or hosts sits behind a hardened Cloudflare configuration. Not the defaults. A battle-tested firewall standard we have refined across a fleet of Australian business sites, tuned per platform and validated live on every deployment.

This package brings that same standard to websites we didn't build. Your site stays on its current host, with its current platform. We put serious protection in front of it.

What We Deploy

Configured by specialists.
Not switched on and forgotten.

Anyone can point a domain at Cloudflare. The protection comes from how it's configured.

Custom WAF

A firewall built for your platform

A layered rule set tuned to your stack. WordPress, Astro, headless, or custom. Datacenter traffic gets challenged, exploit probes get blocked, real visitors never notice.

Bot Control

Good bots in, bad bots out

Verified search engines pass untouched so SEO never pays the price. Scrapers, aggressive crawlers, and AI training bots are challenged or blocked, while AI search visibility is preserved.

Attack Surface

Sensitive paths locked down

Login endpoints, configuration files, backups, and enumeration attempts are stopped at the edge. Attackers hit a wall before they ever reach your server.

Encryption

SSL/TLS done properly

Full strict encryption end to end, modern TLS minimums, always-on HTTPS, and HSTS configured with care rather than just toggled on.

DDoS Mitigation

Attacks absorbed automatically

Cloudflare's global network soaks up volumetric attacks before they reach you. No manual intervention, no downtime under pressure.

DNS Hygiene

No leaks, no loose ends

Your DNS records get audited and cleaned. Stale entries removed, unproxied records that leak your server's real address found and fixed.

How It Works

Four steps. Zero downtime.

01

Audit

We review your zone end to end. DNS records, SSL configuration, existing rules, and exposure points.

02

Configure

We build your firewall profile around your platform and traffic. Payment callbacks, monitoring tools, and integrations are accounted for so nothing breaks.

03

Deploy

Rules and settings go live through the Cloudflare API, then we validate from the outside to confirm the protection actually fires.

04

Report

You receive a before and after report in plain English. What was exposed, what is now in place, and what we recommend next.

Packages

Straightforward pricing.
Serious protection.

Works on Cloudflare's free plan. No Cloudflare subscription required, no lock-in contracts.

Cloudflare Hardening

$495 one-off
  • Full Cloudflare zone audit
  • Custom WAF rule set deployed for your platform
  • SSL/TLS, HSTS and zone settings configured
  • DNS hygiene review and cleanup
  • Bot and AI crawler policy applied
  • Live validation from outside the network
  • Plain-English before and after report

One-time setup. Yours to keep, whoever manages it after.

Recommended

Cloudflare Management

$50 /month
  • Ongoing rule tuning as your site and traffic evolve
  • Firewall event review
  • Configuration drift checks
  • Standard upgrades as our ruleset evolves
  • Monthly security report
  • Priority response when something is blocked or broken

Added to Cloudflare Hardening. Attacks change. Your protection keeps up.

Advanced & Bespoke

Quoted per engagement
  • Zero Trust access for teams
  • Workers and edge logic
  • Load balancing and failover
  • Multi-site portfolios for agencies and franchises
  • Full migrations into Cloudflare
  • Advanced rate limiting and API protection

Scoped and quoted after a short consultation.

Prices in AUD. Sites built or hosted by Shadowtek already include this protection as standard.

Why Cloudflare

Protection at a scale no server can match.

Security plugins fight attacks after they arrive at your server. Cloudflare stops them at the network edge, often a continent away from your site.

300+

Edge locations filtering traffic worldwide

~20%

Of all websites run behind Cloudflare

24/7

Always-on DDoS mitigation, no wake-up calls

FAQ

Cloudflare Security FAQ

Common questions about Shadowtek's Cloudflare hardening and management packages.

Do I need to change my hosting?
No. Cloudflare sits in front of your existing host, wherever your site lives. Your site stays exactly where it is. We route your domain's DNS through Cloudflare and the protection applies at the network edge, before traffic ever reaches your server.
Do I need a paid Cloudflare plan?
No. The Shadowtek hardening standard is engineered to run fully on Cloudflare's free plan. If your site would genuinely benefit from a paid Cloudflare tier, we'll tell you exactly why and let you decide. It is never a requirement.
What platforms does this work with?
Any website with its own domain. WordPress, Astro, Shopify headless, Laravel, custom builds, and most site builders. The firewall profile is tuned to your specific platform rather than applied as a generic template.
Will it hurt my SEO or break my integrations?
No. Verified search engine crawlers always pass untouched, so your rankings are never at risk. Payment callbacks from providers like Stripe and PayPal, uptime monitors, and legitimate third-party services are explicitly accounted for in the configuration so checkouts and integrations keep working.
What about AI crawlers scraping my content?
Our default policy blocks AI training scrapers while allowing AI search and assistant traffic, which sends real visitors to your site. You keep your visibility in AI-powered search without donating your content to model training. The policy is adjustable if you want it stricter or looser.
What access do you need?
If your domain is already on Cloudflare, we work in your existing account with scoped access. If it isn't, we set up Cloudflare and migrate your DNS across with zero downtime. Either way you retain full ownership of the account.
What if something legitimate gets blocked after deployment?
Every deployment is validated live from the outside before we sign off, so surprises are rare. Cloudflare Management clients get priority tuning whenever something needs adjusting. One-off Hardening clients can request tuning at our standard hourly rate.
Is this included with Shadowtek-built websites?
Yes. Every site we build or host ships with this standard as part of the service. This package exists for websites we didn't build, so the same protection is available no matter who made your site.

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