Securely Access Your Home Server with Cloudflare Zero Trust

Access any local service — like Proxmox, Home Assistant, Node-RED, or anything running on your home network — securely from anywhere using Cloudflare Zero Trust.

In this easy step-by-step guide, I’ll show you how to create a secure Cloudflare tunnel, connect it to your local service, and protect access with email-based authentication — all without exposing your network or opening any ports.

Cloudflaird Helper Script:

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/cloudflared.sh)"

🔐 In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:

Set up a free Cloudflare Zero Trust account

Create and configure a secure Cloudflared tunnel

Connect any local service like Proxmox, Home Assistant, or Node-RED

Enable email-based two-factor authentication (2FA)

Safely test and verify your connection

🧠 Notes:

This was recorded in a test environment, and everything was deleted after recording.

No sensitive information is stored or shared.

📎 Useful links:

Cloudflare Zero Trust: https://one.dash.cloudflare.com/

Proxmox helper scripts: https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/

Home Assistant: https://www.home-assistant.io/

Node-RED: https://nodered.org/

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