cloudflared

Project Overview

cloudflared is the command-line client for Cloudflare Tunnel, a tunneling daemon that proxies traffic from the Cloudflare network to your origins.

Key Features

• Creates secure, encrypted tunnels from local services to the Cloudflare network
• Exposes local web servers without DNS records or firewall changes
• Supports secure ingress to Kubernetes services
• Cross-platform support

Target Audience

• Developers who need to securely expose local services to the public
• Kubernetes cluster administrators
• Teams using Cloudflare Zero Trust

Quick Start

1. Download the binary for your platform from GitHub Releases
2. Run cloudflared tunnel create <tunnel-name> to create a tunnel
3. Run cloudflared tunnel route dns <tunnel-name> <domain> to configure routing
4. Start the tunnel: cloudflared tunnel run <tunnel-name>

Core Advantages

• Officially built by Cloudflare, secure and reliable
• No need to open firewall ports
• Native Kubernetes integration
• Open-source, free, and continuously maintained

System Requirements

• OS: Cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Architectures: x86_64, arm64
• Additional Dependencies: None

Notes

• A Cloudflare account and domain are required
• Windows users need to rename the downloaded exe to cloudflared.exe