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Cloudflare is a web infrastructure and security company that provides services such as content delivery, DNS, and DDoS protection.
I chose Cloudflare not because I was careless. I chose it because it was the best option available. Most people choose it for the same reason. It is cheap (and mostly free), easy to set up, reliable, and most importantly, it usually works the way we want. When I wanted a reliable DNS solution without the unnecessary overhead, Cloudflare resolved it. When I was looking for a way around CGNAT, Cloudflare Tunnel solved it. Every new Cloudflare service solves another problem, and the more problems it solves, the more attractive it becomes. And with time, instead of being just another tool, it beca
Cloudflare is by far the best service for home labbers and the wider internet, and that should make you nervous… Use Cloudflare Tunnel. Need DNS? Cloudflare has that too. SSL and DDoS protection? Enable with one click on Cloudflare. I followed the same path. Both my ISPs were behind CGNAT, which made building a home lab a nightmare, but Cloudflare took care of it. …
… There were many factors that Cloudflare Tunnel depended on, but the case was different with Pangolin. Cloudflare routing issue? Pangolin didn't care. Cloudflare changes Tunnel pricing? …
… See at Tailscale Some things I didn't even try to replace Cloudflare earns these Tunnel was the first Cloudflare service I used in my homelab infrastructure, but it was not the first Cloudflare service I used. I was using Cloudflare platform services even before I set up my home lab. …
… Related I used a Cloudflare Tunnel to self-host Nextcloud, and I wish I’d thought of it sooner After days of struggling to set up my self-hosted Nextcloud instance, Cloudflare Tunnel proved to be the cure I wish I'd thought of sooner I didn't replace Tailscale; I removed a duplicate My intention wa… …
… Cloudflare Tunnels were the wrong long-term solution for me. …
… Workerd is Cloudflare Workers without Cloudflare It runs the same execution model Once you have workerd running, you'll notice that at its core, you’re working with the same execution model as Cloudflare. …
… One of the first options anyone chooses is 1.1.1.1 , which is run by Cloudflare. …
… Adding services is easier still Once you've got your Caddyfile, it's time to fill things like your Cloudflare API, so you can use it for DNS challenges and get HTTPS to your self-hosted services: export CLOUDFLARE API TOKEN="your-api-token" caddy run --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile --adapter Then, to… …
… That was where my Cloudflare Tunnel setup came in. On paper, it was a straightforward implementation. I deployed Cloudflared as a Docker container and connected it to the same Docker network as my other services. …
… For web services, Cloudflare Tunnel sidesteps this beautifully. You run the cloudflared daemon on your server, it makes an outbound-only connection to Cloudflare's edge, and your low-bandwidth web-based services become reachable at a real hostname without ever opening a port or owning a public IP. …