Cloudflare Tunnel
Post-quantum encrypted tunnels to connect origin servers, APIs, and services to Cloudflare's global network without exposing public IPs. Includes CDN caching, WAF, and DDoS protection.
Cloudflare Tunnel securely connects your origin servers, APIs, and services to Cloudflare's global network using post-quantum encrypted tunnels. Instead of exposing public IPs, you install a lightweight daemon called cloudflared on your server to create a persistent outbound-only connection.
Key Features
- Post-quantum encryption: Secure tunnels with advanced cryptography resistant to quantum computing threats.
- No public IPs required: Eliminates the need for exposing server IP addresses to the internet.
- CDN integration: Leverage Cloudflare's global CDN for caching and performance optimization.
- WAF & DDoS protection: Built-in Web Application Firewall and Distributed Denial of Service mitigation.
- Bot management: Advanced bot detection and mitigation to protect your services.
- Granular permissions: Fine-grained access control for tunnel management.
- Multi-platform support: Works with Linux, macOS, Windows, Kubernetes, and cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Monitoring & analytics: Real-time insights into tunnel performance and traffic.
- Zero Trust integration: Seamless compatibility with Cloudflare's Zero Trust security model.
Tech / Self-Hosting
- Deployment: Install
cloudflareddaemon on your server to establish tunnels. - Configuration: Supports YAML configuration files for advanced setups.
- Scalability: Designed for high availability and enterprise-grade deployments.
- Open source tools: Includes Ansible, Terraform, and Kubernetes deployment guides for automation.
- System requirements: Lightweight daemon with minimal resource usage (details available in system requirements).