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Astro Weekly #114
Astro joins Cloudflare to focus full-time on building the best web framework
Nathan Lawson
January 18, 2026
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Welcome to the first issue of Astro Weekly for 2026! I've streamlined the format and given things a fresh new look—hope you love it!
Big news: Astro is joining Cloudflare in a move that lets the team go all-in on framework development without worrying about building a business.
Astro 6.0 beta ships with a completely redesigned dev server, bringing development and production environments much closer together, plus stable CSP support and live content collections.
Tasrie IT Services ditched Next.js and Vercel for Astro with Cloudflare Pages, eliminating vendor lock-in and unnecessary JavaScript while hitting perfect 100s across all Lighthouse metrics.
A detailed breakdown of building a visually bold portfolio with Astro and Svelte that's packed with motion effects yet still manages to nail a perfect 100/100 Lighthouse score.
A practical guide to building your own Incremental Static Regeneration system in Astro using Cloudflare KV, complete with time-based revalidation and webhook support for on-demand cache busting.
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Thanks for reading the first issue of 2026! I'm excited about this new streamlined format and hope it makes your weekly Astro dose even better. If you're enjoying it, I'd love it if you shared this with a fellow developer.
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Until next time, Astronauts!
Nathan 🧑🚀