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Description / nameInput element
Container Registry
Cloudflared Host Port

Build Status Last Commit

Tunneling daemon that proxies any local webserver through the Cloudflare network without DNS records or firewall changes.
Port 2000
Registry ghcr.io/daemonless/cloudflared
Daemonless daemonless/cloudflared
Source cloudflare/cloudflared
Website developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps

Version Tags

Tag Description Best For
latest / pkg FreeBSD Quarterly. Uses stable, tested packages. Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.
pkg-latest FreeBSD Latest. Rolling package updates. Newest FreeBSD packages.

Root Privileges Required

Podman on FreeBSD currently requires root. All commands must be run as root (or via doas/sudo).

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

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services:
  cloudflared:
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/cloudflared:latest"
    container_name: cloudflared
    environment:
      - TUNNEL_TOKEN=YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN_HERE  # Required: The Cloudflare Tunnel token.
      - TUNNEL_METRICS=0.0.0.0:2000  # Optional: Address to bind metrics server (default: 0.0.0.0:2000)
    ports:
      - "2000:2000"
    restart: unless-stopped

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# .env

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=cloudflared
TUNNEL_TOKEN=YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN_HERE
TUNNEL_METRICS=0.0.0.0:2000

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# appjail-director.yml

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  cloudflared:
    name: cloudflared
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
      - expose: '2000:2000 proto:tcp' \
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - TUNNEL_TOKEN: !ENV '${TUNNEL_TOKEN}'
        - TUNNEL_METRICS: !ENV '${TUNNEL_METRICS}'

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# Makejail

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/cloudflared:${tag}

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podman run -d --name cloudflared \
  -p 2000:2000 \
  -e TUNNEL_TOKEN=YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN_HERE \
  -e TUNNEL_METRICS=0.0.0.0:2000 \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/cloudflared:latest

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appjail oci run -Pd \
  -o overwrite=force \
  -o container="args:--pull" \
  -o virtualnet=":<random> default" \
  -o nat \
  -o expose="2000:2000 proto:tcp" \
  -e TUNNEL_TOKEN=YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN_HERE \
  -e TUNNEL_METRICS=0.0.0.0:2000 \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/cloudflared:latest cloudflared

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- name: Deploy cloudflared
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: cloudflared
    image: "ghcr.io/daemonless/cloudflared:latest"
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      TUNNEL_TOKEN: "YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN_HERE"
      TUNNEL_METRICS: "0.0.0.0:2000"
    ports:
      - "2000:2000"

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable Default Description
TUNNEL_TOKEN YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_TOKEN_HERE Required: The Cloudflare Tunnel token.
TUNNEL_METRICS 0.0.0.0:2000 Optional: Address to bind metrics server (default: 0.0.0.0:2000)

Ports

Port Protocol Description
2000 TCP

Implementation Details

  • Architectures: amd64
  • User: root (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
  • Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.1).

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