Getting to know Cloudflare Tunnel on Docker: How it Works and a Practical Guide to Publishing Web without Opening Ports
In the two previous articles, we have laid two crucial foundations: Setting Up Docker on a Linux VPS: Keeping Your Application Active 24/7 Without Fear of Reboots — Building a stable server foundation, Swap RAM, and UFW Firewall protection. A Practical Guide to Docker Networks: Managing Communication Between Containers Safely and Effectively — Connecting internal services via a virtual private network. After…
The article discusses how to make a web application accessible to the public internet through a domain without exposing the server's IP address or opening ports in the firewall. It presents Cloudflare Tunnel as a modern and secure solution, contrasting it with the traditional approach of using Nginx reverse proxy and manual SSL certificate management.
Cloudflare Tunnel works by establishing an outbound connection from the server to Cloudflare, allowing encrypted traffic to flow through a private tunnel, keeping the server's IP address and ports hidden. The article provides a practical guide to implementing Cloudflare Tunnel using Docker Compose.
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