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title: "Do I need a backend to use Monocle?"
type: "faq"
url: "https://docs.spur.us/knowledgebase/faqs/do-i-need-a-backend-to-use-monocle"
category: "Spur Platform & Data"
product: "monocle"
publishedAt: "2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z"
updatedAt: "2026-09-11T13:46:22Z"
---

# Do I need a backend to use Monocle?

No. You can use Monocle to gain visibility into traffic intelligence via the Monocle UI without acting on it. With a supported integration like Cloudflare, traffic can be enforced directly from the UI based on policy configuration. A backend is only required if you want to decrypt assessments or apply custom enforcement logic.