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# Cloudflare Tunnel and Access Setup
This guide defines the repository-supported setup for exposing app and selected LAN services through Cloudflare Tunnel with Cloudflare Access protection.
## 1. Files used by this deployment
1. `deploy/cloudflared/config.yml` (local copy from `config.yml.example`)
2. `.env.production` (`CLOUDFLARE_TUNNEL_TOKEN`)
3. `docker-compose.production.yml` (`cloudflared` service reads token + mounts config)
Do not commit `config.yml` or `.env.production`.
## 2. Configure cloudflared
1. Copy `deploy/cloudflared/config.yml.example` to `deploy/cloudflared/config.yml`.
2. Update hostname -> service mappings in `ingress`.
3. Keep the final catch-all ingress `http_status:404`.
4. Set `CLOUDFLARE_TUNNEL_TOKEN` in `.env.production`.
Example app route:
- `transcription.example.com` -> `http://app:8000`
Optional generic remote-access routes:
- `homeassistant.example.com` -> `http://<home-assistant-lan-ip>:8123`
- `pihole.example.com` -> `http://<pihole-lan-ip>:80`
## 3. Cloudflare Access policy baseline
Create one Access app policy per exposed hostname:
1. Include: your allowed identities/groups only.
2. Exclude: none by default.
3. Require: identity provider login (and MFA if available).
Recommended baseline:
- App endpoint (`transcription.*`): your admin identity set.
- Other internal endpoints (`homeassistant.*`, `pihole.*`, etc.): explicit least-privilege groups.
## 4. Startup
Start production stack:
```bash
docker compose --env-file .env.production -f docker-compose.production.yml up -d --build
```
Validate tunnel container:
```bash
docker compose --env-file .env.production -f docker-compose.production.yml logs cloudflared
```
LXC/proxied-network note:
- The `cloudflared` service is pinned to `--protocol http2` with explicit DNS resolvers (`1.1.1.1`, `1.0.0.1`) in `docker-compose.production.yml`.
- This avoids environments where Docker's embedded resolver (`127.0.0.11`) cannot resolve `region*.v2.argotunnel.com`, which causes connector precheck failure and tunnel shutdown.
- If tunnel status is still down, verify host/container egress for DNS and TCP 443 to `api.cloudflare.com` and `*.argotunnel.com`.
## 5. Security notes
- Keep `postgres` and other internal-only services off public hostnames unless required.
- Use distinct hostnames per service; avoid path-based multiplexing for unrelated admin surfaces.
- Rotate `CLOUDFLARE_TUNNEL_TOKEN` and Access policy memberships on a regular schedule.