Cloudflare Zero Trust Tunnel Guide: Exposing Self-Hosted Services Safely

Welcome back to Techdox! Are you eager to make your self-hosted services accessible without the hassle of traditional methods like port forwarding or VPNs? Look no further! In this tutorial, we're diving into the world of Cloudflare Zero Trust Tunnels to show you how to effortlessly expose your self-hosted services to the world, all while maintaining top-notch security.

Join us as we guide you through the process of setting up a Cloudflare Zero Trust Tunnel. Whether you're a self-hosting enthusiast or a tech aficionado, this guide is tailored to help you achieve seamless accessibility and robust security.

Learn how to create the tunnel, establish connections, and implement Zero Trust authentication – all without the need for complicated port forwarding or VPN configurations. It's time to make your self-hosted services readily available to your audience while keeping your network safe and sound.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:49 Preparing the RackNerd Server
03:10 Installing Cloudflare Zero Trust Tunnels
07:30 Exposing NGINX
12:45 Exposing NextCloud
15:30 Enhancing Security with Zero Trust Authentication
20:19 Conclusion

[goldenvoiceofnepal]

tunnel now live under Networks not Access in cloudflare if anyone is wondering

[iidg]

Worked so hard didn't work, searched everywhere and didn't find the information i needed. But in this video i got everything i wanted! THANKKSSS!

[mcloble]

great video buddy, i've been having trouble securing my linux services for a while now i was about to give up. im pretty new to domains, but you're video was perfect showed me step by step and worked like a charm.👍

[peejwilco]

Not re-loading in a private window was what I was missing. I did everything you covered in your video on my own, and was confused why it wasn't prompting for authentication... Found your vid, skimmed to find what I needed and bam! Private window haha. Cheers

[weholmes]

Fantastic! Your Vaultwarden video and this one helped me get it running in Docker. I greatly appreciate your clear and concise explanations! 😊

[pradigmexplorer]

Amazing introductory video to Cloudflare Zero Trust. It really helped me out with my project. Thanks

[krishrong]

Easy to understand explanations. It works! Thank you.

[jpb]

Fantastic video, just what I was looking for. Subbed!

[nathandtanner]

Thanks for explaining so clearly. You are very helpful

[NandorKatai]

Thanks for this overview; it is very helpful.

[samg]

What if you want Zero trust working with apps like Audiobookshelf to connect to Audiobookshelf server? The web login via authentication is fine for web based services but not apps. Is there a way to have a cloudflare app or service running on device trying to connect that will authenticate the device with Cloudflare and then allow connection for apps?

[ksoonsoon]

Well done. From the Duke of Dockers!! 😊

[stephen]

Excellent video, loving the channel👍. How would it work with VaultWarden or similar app which can't log in with the IDP web portal? Do you just expose it without that IDP part, while using the other Zero Trust settings like whitelisting country IPs?

[jackiedo]

Your content is so good. Just cmt to send a thank, already subscribed

[vishvak]

Hey! Just wanted to know how did you get those domain names? And where can I get them? If yes, where are the paid ones and few ones? How can we map it with cloudflare!?

[rben]

Thanks for the video! It works and adds an extra layer of protection. However, it can be challenging for applications with mobile and desktop apps. For example, my self-hosted password manager couldn't sync or save new credentials. There might be additional settings needed, but I couldn't figure them out yet, so I had to remove the application protection. I'm hoping to find a way to make it work without breaking the desktop/mobile app features.

[grebnevrl]

which flag should I use if I want to use not a docker but Mac for tunnel in detach mode? same as -d for docker

[ImranRaja-xzwm]

doing tunnel will it have any effect on bandwidth let see my home has 200mb up/down limited tunneling to do on Cf do it originally getting more bandwidth now from cloudflare or tunneling is just to mask and secure
ur home ip

[bosse]

What ports need or not need to be open in the fierwall for the tunnel? Today I have 80 and 443 open and pointing to my pihole and from pihole are some directed to npm.

[BabHoLee]

Thank you for your nice works.
I have some questions.

1. How much cloudflare turnel's network traffic price? (ex. AWS EC2 is '0.117$ per 1TB)
2. Can we use this as IP also? (Not domain)


I hardly have found this, but I can't find it)