Zero Trust Cloudflare Tunnels
Zero TrustExpose local development ports to the public internet securely through Cloudflare edge without opening firewall ports.
📖 Full Explanation
\1 makes exposing local development servers effortless. By utilizing Cloudflare's lightweight connector \1, it creates outbound-only secure connections to the nearest Cloudflare point of presence, providing instant public HTTPS URLs without port forwarding or public IP exposure.
⚙️ Command Options & Flags
| Option / Flag | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| -n, --name <tunnel-name> | Name of the Zero Trust Tunnel | quick-tunnel |
| -d, --domain <hostname> | Route tunnel traffic to a specific hostname under your zone | - |
| --protocol <proto> | Tunnel protocol: auto, quic, http2 | auto |
🔬 Technical Corollary & Edge Mechanics
Communicates over encrypted QUIC or HTTP/2 outbound tunnels to Cloudflare edge edge servers. Supports ephemeral Quick Tunnels for instant testing as well as persistent named Zero Trust Tunnels registered in your Cloudflare dashboard.
🎯 Real-World DevOps Use Cases
Localhost Webhook Testing
Expose local port 3000 to test Stripe or Shopify webhooks with a secure public HTTPS URL.
Persistent Staging Edge Ingress
Bind an internal staging server to \1 securely.
💻 Live Output Simulation
$ cflare tunnel 3000 ✔ Initiating Cloudflare Zero Trust Tunnel for localhost:3000... ✔ Route established via BOM edge PoP 🔗 Public HTTPS URL: https://nimble-orca-42.trycloudflare.com -> http://localhost:3000 (Press Ctrl+C to close tunnel)