So everyone is talking about cloudflare tunnels and I decided to give it a shot.

However, I find the learning curve quite hard and would really appreciate a short introduction into how they work and how do I set them up…

In my current infrastructure I am running a reverse proxy with SSL and Authentik, but nothing is exposed outside. I access my network via a VPN but would like to try out and consider CF. Might be easier for the family.

How does authentication work? Is it really a secure way to expose internal services?

Thanks!

  • operator@kbin.socialOP
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    1 year ago

    One of the mysteries I am facing ^^ selfhost headscale? Tailscale? VPN? CF?

    Too many options :D

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      1 year ago

      Selfhost headscale, run a reverse proxy with let’s encrypt on a VPS and Tailscale that VPS to your local server, utilizing Tailscale’s ACLs to block all ports except for your desired ones. It’s exactly what CF tunnels is doing but you have far more control over your data and security.

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      1 year ago

      Personally, I just wireguard in to my local net. No need to have CF snooping where they don’t need to.

      It all depends on your use cases and what you (or your users) need to access.

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        1 year ago

        One of my considerations is the privacy side… VPN or self hosted solution seems to be the waay better choice in that case.

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      1 year ago

      Regular wireguard is fine as long as you’re not on CG-NAT, and doesn’t have any reliance on third party services.

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      1 year ago

      Try to selfhost tailscale

      You can set it up in 10 minutes.

      In iOS, you can make automations to connect after launching certain apps.

      In Android, you can do split tunneling.