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Cloudflare Tunnel Zero Trust (cloudflared) for Self‑Hosted Apps + Free HTTPS

Table of Contents – Cloudflare Tunnel Zero Trust

Overview

Expose self-hosted apps safely without opening inbound ports. Cloudflare Tunnel creates an outbound-only connection from your host to Cloudflare Edge, gives you free HTTPS, and lets you gate access with Zero Trust (SSO/MFA).

External reference:
Cloudflare Tunnel Docs

Prerequisites

  • A domain on Cloudflare (free plan works).
  • One Linux host that runs the origin app (e.g., localhost:8080).
  • sudo access and a browser for initial login.

Placeholders: app.example.com, my-tunnel, <TUNNEL-UUID>.

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WireGuard Site to Site VPN Setup, Fast & Secure (Step-by-Step)

 

Overview

This guide walks you through a practical wireguard site to site vpn setup. You will build a site-to-site tunnel between two Linux gateways (WG‑A & WG‑B), route two LANs, persist configs, secure with firewall, and verify connectivity.

Prerequisites

  • OS: Ubuntu/Debian, RHEL/Rocky/Fedora, Arch/Manjaro, openSUSE/SLE
  • Ports: UDP 51820 open between gateways
  • Placeholders: WG_IF=wg0, LAN_A=10.10.1.0/24, LAN_B=10.10.2.0/24, WG_NET=10.10.10.0/24.
  • Reference: WireGuard official docs: https://www.wireguard.com/#documentation

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MariaDB Replication – Fast & Reliable Setup (2025): Install, Seed, Start & Verify

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WordPress Nginx FastCGI Cache: 7-Step Guide to PHP-FPM Setup, Bypass & TLS

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