Bonus Chapter — Beginner Website Setup: From Domain to Cloudflare

Securely Access Your Home Server with Cloudflare Zero Trust

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In this lesson

Set up Cloudflare Zero Trust tunnels to securely access Home Assistant and other self-hosted services from anywhere — no port forwarding, no exposed IP address, no VPN required.

✅ What You'll Learn:

  • Creating a Cloudflare Zero Trust account (free tier)
  • Installing the cloudflared connector on your server
  • Creating a tunnel and pointing it at Home Assistant
  • Accessing your Home Assistant via your custom domain securely

📌 Requirements:

  • ✔ Domain active in Cloudflare
  • ✔ Home Assistant running on your local network
  • ✔ SSH access to your server

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