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# [I built an unblocked games site with 250 games on my own CDN. Here is what broke](https://shawgames.hashnode.dev/250-games-nextjs-cloudflare-r2-cdn-outage?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How I built ShawGames,unblocked games, with a static Next.js frontend, Cloudflare R2, and a custom CDN, plus the caching outage that broke game assets

Aug 2 · 10 min read · shawgames.hashnode.dev  
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Building and scaling ShawGames, one technical lesson at a time with the setbacks while we reach a massive number or requests and a huge bill

I’m building ShawGames, a browser gaming platform with hundreds of games. I write about Next.js, Cloudflare, CDN architecture, static hosting, game delivery, and the technical problems I encounter while scaling it.

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