--- title: No, Cloudflare's Matrix server isn't an earnest project description: Cloudflare published a blog post claiming to have built a production-ready Matrix homeserver on Workers, allegedly porting the Rust-based Tuwunel server.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/no-cloudflare-s-matrix-server-isn-t-an-earnest-project-azseib1r9 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: No, Cloudflare's Matrix server isn't an earnest project | daily.dev og:description: Cloudflare published a blog post claiming to have built a production-ready Matrix homeserver on Workers, allegedly porting the Rust-based Tuwunel server.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/no-cloudflare-s-matrix-server-isn-t-an-earnest-project-azseib1r9 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AzsEiB1r9.png og:image:alt: No, Cloudflare's Matrix server isn't an earnest project og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # No, Cloudflare's Matrix server isn't an earnest project **[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 30 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Cloudflare published a blog post claiming to have built a production-ready Matrix homeserver on Workers, allegedly porting the Rust-based Tuwunel server. Investigation reveals the project is actually AI-generated TypeScript code with critical security flaws: missing authentication checks, no state resolution, unimplemented endpoints, and TODO comments where validation should be. The blog post contains demonstrably false claims about PostgreSQL/Redis usage, cost savings, and security features. After backlash, the author attempted cover-ups by removing TODO comments and force-pushing commits. The project was later quietly relabeled as a "proof of concept." The Matrix.org Foundation's response praised Cloudflare's effort despite the fundamental flaws, seemingly prioritizing potential membership fees over community concerns. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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