Make local services public
Jan 10, 2025
Create tunnel to local network so services can be accessed via public domains.
This guide will show you how to use Cloudflare tunnels to make services on your local network accessible from the outside world via a secure HTTPS domain. So you can setup https://xxx.yourdomain.com to point for example to 127.0.0.1:5000 on your local network.
Use Cloudflare tunnels
Install cloudflared docker container on local server and set up a domain to
proxy traffic via a Cloudflare tunnel.
Buy domain and point NS to Cloudflare
- Add new domain in Cloudflare admin
- Setup nameservers of domain to point on Cloudflare (aron.ns.cloudflare.com, kirk.ns.cloudflare.com)
- Finish adding new domain in admin
Setup Cloudflare tunnel
- In the Cloudflare admin console, navigate to:
Zero Trust -> Network -> Tunnels - Follow the instructions to create and configure the tunnel.