Bonus Chapter — Beginner Website Setup: From Domain to Cloudflare
Securely Access Your Home Server with Cloudflare Zero Trust
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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