Free Secure Self-Hosting Using Cloudflare Tunnels

A tutorial that covers how to use Cloudflare Tunnel to provide a secure connection to your local resources without publicly exposing an IP. You can also find this tutorial as a written article on my blog at https://programmingpercy.tech/blog/free-secure-self-hosting-using-cloudflare-tunnels/ *** Links *** Cloudflare Apps - https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps/ Cloudflare Tunnels - https://www.cloudflare.com/products/tunnel/ Cloudflare Add Website / Domain - https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/get-started/setup/add-site/ Cloudflare Registrar - https://www.cloudflare.com/products/registrar/ Cloudflare Dashboard - https://dash.cloudflare.com/ Cloudflare Zero Trust Dashboard - https://one.dash.cloudflare.com/ Cloudflare Build Cloudflared From Source - https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps/install-and-setup/tunnel-guide/local/#set-up-a-tunnel-locally-cli-setup Cloudflare Default Directory - https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps/install-and-setup/tunnel-useful-terms/#default-cloudflared-directory Cloudflare Ingress - https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps/install-and-setup/tunnel-guide/local/local-management/ingress/ Cloudflare Run As Service - https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps/install-and-setup/tunnel-guide/local/as-a-service/ Installing Go - https://go.dev/doc/install Find Network Devices - https://itsfoss.com/how-to-find-what-devices-are-connected-to-network-in-ubuntu/ *** Affiliate links *** NameCheap - https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1781996&u=3461269&m=46483&urllink=&afftrack= Raspberry PI - https://amzn.to/3vrv5Se *** Code Blocks *** ```go package main import ( "fmt" "net/http" "log" ) // endpoint that returns a welcome func endpoint(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request){ fmt.Fprintf(w, "Welcome to your API hosted Locally") } func main(){ log.Println("hosting on 8080") http.HandleFunc("/", endpoint) log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil)) } ``` 00:00 Introduction 02:40 A Word Of Warning 03:02 How Does Tunnels Work 04:17 Adding DNS Settings And Website 11:56 Adding you first Tunnel 21:03 Creating A Simple Go Web App 24:00 Configure Tunnels With CLI 31:27 Ingress Rules 34:00 Conclusion