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This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters. Learn more about bidirectional Unicode charactersOriginal file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ # Cloudflare Quick Tunnels ## Overview - Cloudflare Tunnels has a feature named "Quick Tunnels" that allows you to expose localhost ports to the internet via a dynamically generating unique URL. - Cloudflare Quick Tunnels is a free alternative to ngrok, which is a popular developer tool with more features, but does not allow you to have more than 1 instance running at a time without paying, whereas with Cloudflare Quick Tunnels there is no such limit. ## Links - [Documentation](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps/run-tunnel/trycloudflare/) - Download from [Cloudflare](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps/install-and-setup/installation/) or download from the [GitHub repo](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/releases) ## Commands - Commands Overview - After downloading, rename the executable to "cloudflared", then simply execute it from the command-line. - Basic Command - This command will start a quick tunnel that exposes whatever app you are running on port 8080 to the internet via a dynamically generated URL such as https://some-random-subdomain.trycloudflare.com - `cloudflared tunnel --url http://localhost:8080` - Host Header Command - Use this command if you run into an "Invalid Host Header" error: - `cloudflared tunnel --url http://localhost:8080 --http-host-header localhost:8080`