{
  "id": 569324,
  "title": "Through the Tunnel(Ep-5 of The $0 cloud)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/through-the-tunnel-ep-5-of-the-0-cloud",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-11T13:40:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/adhithyan_b_5d2daadc216e4/through-the-tunnelep-5-of-the-0-cloud-mm0"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In an attempt to find a solution, the author turned to Cloudflare, discovering that it was the ideal choice for their needs. CGNAT (Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation) enables outgoing requests, such as accessing YouTube, calling external APIs, downloading files, or retrieving code from GitHub. Cloudflare establishes a secure tunnel, allowing communication with the server despite being situated behind CGNAT. The process involves the visitor connecting to Cloudflare, which then routes the request through a tunnel to the server. The response follows a similar path back.\n\nTo set up Cloudflare Tunnel, the author created an account and installed it using Docker, as they were already working with Docker for various applications like Postgres, Nginx, and database storage. After testing the tunnel with a temporary URL, they were able to access their website from their mobile data. While the temporary tunnel provided HTTPS and a random URL, the author realized they needed a permanent domain to control the website's address.\n\nWith the goal of hosting a website from their own server without spending any money, the author successfully achieved this objective. Along the way, they learned about Linux, Docker, networking, CGNAT, Nginx, SSH, Cloudflare, and many other related topics. The author is now able to host their own website from their own server, all for free.",
  "summary": "After searching for a solution (I just GPT'd my way through it lol), I found that Cloudflare was the way to go. The thing about CGNAT (Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation) is that it allows outgoing requests. Things like opening YouTube, calling an external API, downloading files, or even my server pulling code from GitHub all work just fine. Cloudefare tunnels Cloudflare creates a secure…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}