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Cloudflare Tunnel

Software Tool · Self-hosted & homelab software · 10 mentions · 3 subreddits · discussed in r/homelab, r/HomeNetworking, r/webdev

Reddit take

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Pros

  • I use Cloudflare tunnels; I've a second Ingress controller configured on my clusters that has a tunnel set up... It works like a dream, and also allows me to do things like the global load-balancing
  • I'd recommend cloudflare tunnels to start out with. They're easy to set up and require no port forwarding.
  • They could have solved their SSL issues with cloud flare tunnels at basically zero cost.
  • there are free solutions like cloudflare tunnels or Tailscale for your usecase.
  • Might want to take a look at Cloudflare tunnels, might solve some of your use cases

Cons

  • Only a few are actually exposed via Cloudflare tunnels and the rest are on my Tailscale tailnet, much like the at-home homelab access.
  • If I’m out and need access to my internal lan/services I use a combination of tailscale and cloudflare tunnels to a virtualized jump host as the main ingress point.
  • The only fly in the ointment is Plex. Cloudflare doesn’t like you caching video on their tunnels.

Sentiment

7 positive (70%) · 2 mixed (20%) · 1 negative (10%)

Trust + time weighted score: +67% · raw score 60%

What redditors said (10 of 10)

I use Cloudflare tunnels; I've a second Ingress controller configured on my clusters that has a tunnel set up... It works like a dream, and also allows me to do things like the global load-balancing
positive · u/C****5 · r/homelab · comment · Dec 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I'd recommend cloudflare tunnels to start out with. They're easy to set up and require no port forwarding.
positive · u/S****n · r/homelab · comment · Dec 17, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Only a few are actually exposed via Cloudflare tunnels and the rest are on my Tailscale tailnet, much like the at-home homelab access.
mixed · u/T****t · r/homelab · comment · Dec 13, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
They could have solved their SSL issues with cloud flare tunnels at basically zero cost.
positive · u/s****a · r/webdev · comment · Nov 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
If I’m out and need access to my internal lan/services I use a combination of tailscale and cloudflare tunnels to a virtualized jump host as the main ingress point.
mixed · u/v****e · r/homelab · comment · Aug 25, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
there are free solutions like cloudflare tunnels or Tailscale for your usecase.
positive · u/c****z · r/HomeNetworking · comment · Aug 2, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Might want to take a look at Cloudflare tunnels, might solve some of your use cases
positive · u/A****k · r/homelab · comment · Jan 20, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
The only fly in the ointment is Plex. Cloudflare doesn’t like you caching video on their tunnels.
negative · u/s****l · r/homelab · comment · Jan 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I use cloudflare tunnels and their zero trust product to protect things
positive · u/m**6 · r/homelab · comment · Jan 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
This service seems to be perfect for hosting the apps that I access over HTTP. It seems like it'll be an in place replacement for my current reverse proxy with the added benefit of masking my IP address.
positive · u/G****z · r/homelab · Jan 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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