Setup Home server using Cloudflare

1. Purchase domain name ( namecheap, go daddy … )
2. Verify domain name ownership

   • Go to Cloudflare and setup account

   • Go to homepage and click on add domain name

   • I recommend using Quick scan for DNS records option

   • Select free plan

     

   • Make sure DNSSEC is off

   • In namecheap pls open custom DNS by add isabel.ns.cloudflare.com && scott.ns.cloudflare.com

     

   • Here is result is successfully verify ownership noticed: waiting up to 1 hours, but no worry based on my experience is around a few second.

3. Install cloudflare in your home server

   • Go to zero trust in cloudflare

   • Go to Networks

   • Create Tunnels

   • Select Cloudflare

   • Name your tunnel

     

   • select your environment and os architecture

   • copy script below based on your situation, but if you never set up cloudflare before I recommend first script

   • Done your home server is connected to cloudflare, but if you want to make sure check its status is healthy or not

     

   • Go to Tunnels again and if you see Healthy it’s work, but if you see Inactive it not succeed you need to configure again

4. Deploy local host
   • run any web application in your local machine example http://localhost:5312
5. Map subdomain name to localhost

   • Go to tunnels again

     

   • Click on Configure

   • Go to Public Hostname

   • Add public Hostname

   • Noted: for service type please select http not https, it’s your local host and localhost don’t input as string, please use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost

   • Done