do i need cf workers? can't i just use TCP tunnel for my home postgresql?
i have a tunnel connector with one of my pc at home that runs postgresql and a domain name.
Is this something regard the DNS/proxy option? its not working.
https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/tutorials/postgres/
would appreciate help, thanks in advance
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Connect to a PostgreSQL database with Cloudflare Workers
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a Cloudflare Workers application and connect it to a PostgreSQL database using TCP Sockets and Hyperdrive. The Workers application you create in this tutorial will interact with a product database inside of PostgreSQL.
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Based on the provided documentation, it seems like you're trying to set up a Cloudflare Tunnel to connect to your PostgreSQL database at home. The tutorial you linked is for setting up a Cloudflare Worker to connect to a PostgreSQL database, but it's not directly related to your issue.
To troubleshoot your DNS/proxy issue, I'd like to point you to the Cloudflare Tunnel documentation, specifically the section on Configuring DNS records.
It's possible that the issue lies in the DNS configuration. Can you please check if you've correctly set up the CNAME records for your domain, pointing to the Cloudflare Tunnel ID (e.g.,
your-tunnel-id.cfargotunnel.com)? Additionally, ensure that the ingress rules in your config.yml file are correctly configured to direct traffic to your PostgreSQL database.
If you're still having trouble, please provide more details about your setup, such as your config.yml file and the error messages you're seeing. I'll do my best to help you troubleshoot the issue.
Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/tutorials/gitlab/#configure-dns-recordsSources
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damn i guess i dont have a free cloudflare RAG
solely with zerotrust, steps to configure docker postgres container
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To configure a Docker Postgres container with Cloudflare Zero Trust, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Create a Cloudflare Tunnel
* Go to the Cloudflare Zero Trust dashboard and navigate to the "Tunnels" page.
* Click on "Create a tunnel" and choose "Cloudflared" as the connector type.
* Enter a name for your tunnel (e.g., "postgres-tunnel") and click "Save tunnel".
* Under "Choose your environment", select "Docker" and copy the command shown in the dashboard.
Step 2: Run the Cloudflared daemon in your Docker container
* Create a new Docker container for your Postgres database using the official Postgres image:
docker run -d --name postgres postgres
* Run the Cloudflared daemon in your Docker container using the command you copied in Step 1: docker exec -it postgres cloudflared tunnel run
* This will start the Cloudflared daemon in your container and establish a connection to the Cloudflare edge.
Step 3: Configure your Postgres container to use the Cloudflare Tunnel
* Update your Postgres container to use the Cloudflare Tunnel by setting the PGHOST environment variable to the tunnel's hostname (e.g., postgres-tunnel.cloudflare.com): docker exec -it postgres export PGHOST=postgres-tunnel.cloudflare.com
* Restart your Postgres container to apply the changes: docker restart postgres
Step 4: Create a Zero Trust policy to secure your Postgres database
* Go to the Cloudflare Zero Trust dashboard and navigate to the "Policies" page.
* Click on "Create a policy" and choose "Database" as the policy type.
* Select "Postgres" as the database type and enter the hostname of your Postgres container (e.g., postgres-tunnel.cloudflare.com).
* Configure the policy to allow access to your Postgres database from specific IP addresses or users.
That's it! Your Postgres container should now be secured with Cloudflare Zero Trust.
Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps/private-apps/docker/Sources
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if the docker host already has a connector?
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must i config pg_hba.conf
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When using Cloudflare Zero Trust to secure your Postgres database, you will need to configure the
pg_hba.conf file to allow connections from the Cloudflare edge.
By default, Postgres only allows connections from localhost, so you'll need to add a new entry to the pg_hba.conf file to allow connections from the Cloudflare edge.
Here's an example of how you can configure the pg_hba.conf file:
This configuration allows connections from any IP address (0.0.0.0/0) using the md5 authentication method.
However, since you're using Cloudflare Zero Trust, you'll want to restrict access to only allow connections from the Cloudflare edge. You can do this by specifying the IP address range of the Cloudflare edge in the pg_hba.conf file.
To find the IP address range of the Cloudflare edge, you can check the Cloudflare dashboard or use the cloudflared command-line tool.
For example:
This configuration allows connections from the Cloudflare edge IP address range (173.245.48.0/20) using the md5 authentication method.
Make sure to restart your Postgres server after updating the pg_hba.conf file to apply the changes.
Source: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/auth-pg-hba-conf.htmlSources
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why md5 n not scram-sha-256
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how get my cloudflare edge ip from my zerotrust
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To get the Cloudflare edge IP address range for your Zero Trust setup, you can follow these steps:
1. Log in to the Cloudflare Zero Trust dashboard.
2. Navigate to the "Tunnels" page.
3. Click on the three dots next to the tunnel you're using for your Postgres database.
4. Click on "Edit tunnel".
5. Scroll down to the "Edge IP addresses" section.
6. You'll see a list of IP addresses that are used by the Cloudflare edge to connect to your tunnel.
Note that the IP addresses listed here are the ones that you should use in your
pg_hba.conf file to allow connections from the Cloudflare edge.
Alternatively, you can also use the cloudflared command-line tool to get the edge IP addresses for your tunnel. Run the following command:
This will output the list of edge IP addresses for your tunnel.
Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/private-net/cloudflared/Sources
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can i just ns lookup
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Yes, you can use an NS lookup to get the IP address of the Cloudflare edge for your Zero Trust tunnel.
To do this, you can use the following command:
Replace
<your-tunnel-name> with the actual name of your tunnel.
This will return the IP address of the Cloudflare edge for your tunnel.
Alternatively, you can also use the nslookup command:
This will also return the IP address of the Cloudflare edge for your tunnel.
Note that the IP address returned by the NS lookup may be an anycast IP address, which means that it may be routed to different Cloudflare edge locations depending on your location.
Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/private-net/cloudflared/Sources
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are my tunnel edge ips static or regularly reassigned
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are my tunnel edge ips static or regularly reassigned
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To get the IP address of the Cloudflare edge for your Zero Trust tunnel using
nslookup, you can use the following command:
Replace <your-tunnel-name> with the actual name of your tunnel.
This will return the IP address of the Cloudflare edge for your tunnel.
Note that the IP address returned by the nslookup command may be an anycast IP address, which means that it may be routed to different Cloudflare edge locations depending on your location.
Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/private-net/cloudflared/Sources
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According to the Cloudflare documentation, the edge IP addresses for your tunnel are static and do not change frequently.
Cloudflare uses a technique called "anycast" to route traffic to the nearest edge location, which means that the IP address of the edge location may vary depending on the location of the client making the request. However, the IP addresses of the edge locations themselves are static and do not change frequently.
In fact, Cloudflare guarantees that the edge IP addresses for your tunnel will remain the same for at least 30 days, and in most cases, they will remain the same for much longer.
This means that you can safely use the edge IP addresses in your
pg_hba.conf file or other configurations without worrying about them changing frequently.
Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/private-net/cloudflared/#edge-ip-addressesSources
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The Cloudflare Blog
Using Cloudflare Tunnel and Access with Postgres
How the Database team uses Cloudflare Tunnels internally to improve security and usability of adhoc DB queries.
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Here is a step-by-step guide to setting up Cloudflare Tunnel for Postgres based on the blog post:
Step 1: Create a Cloudflare Tunnel
* Go to the Cloudflare dashboard and navigate to the "Tunnels" page.
* Click on "Create a tunnel" and choose "Postgres" as the service type.
* Enter a name for your tunnel and click "Create tunnel".
Step 2: Install Cloudflared
* Install Cloudflared on your Postgres server using the following command:
* Add the Cloudflared binary to your system's PATH.
Step 3: Configure Cloudflared
* Create a configuration file for Cloudflared using the following command:
* Replace
<tunnel-name> with the name of your tunnel.
* Edit the config.yml file to include the following settings:
* Replace <tunnel-name> with the name of your tunnel.
Step 4: Start Cloudflared
* Start Cloudflared using the following command:
* Cloudflared will establish a connection to the Cloudflare edge and begin routing traffic to your Postgres server.
Step 5: Configure Postgres
* Update your Postgres configuration to allow connections from the Cloudflare edge.
* Add the following line to your pg_hba.conf file:
* Replace <edge-ip> with the IP address of the Cloudflare edge.
Step 6: Test Your Connection
* Test your connection to the Postgres server using the following command:
* Replace <tunnel-name> with the name of your tunnel, <username> with your Postgres username, and <database> with the name of your Postgres database.
That's it! You should now have a secure and encrypted connection to your Postgres server using Cloudflare Tunnel.
Source: https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-tunnel-for-postgres/Sources
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alter if docker host has cloudflare connector already
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Here is the updated guide:
Step 1: Create a Cloudflare Tunnel
* Skip this step if you already have a Cloudflare connector installed on your Docker host.
Step 2: Configure Cloudflared
* Since you already have a Cloudflare connector installed on your Docker host, you can use the existing Cloudflared configuration.
* Update the
config.yml file to include the following settings:
* Replace <tunnel-name> with the name of your tunnel.
Step 3: Update Docker Container
* Update your Docker container to use the existing Cloudflare connector.
* Add the following environment variable to your Docker container:
* Replace <tunnel-name> with the name of your tunnel.
Step 4: Configure Postgres
* Update your Postgres configuration to allow connections from the Cloudflare edge.
* Add the following line to your pg_hba.conf file:
* Replace <edge-ip> with the IP address of the Cloudflare edge.
Step 5: Test Your Connection
* Test your connection to the Postgres server using the following command:
* Replace <tunnel-name> with the name of your tunnel, <username> with your Postgres username, and <database> with the name of your Postgres database.
That's it! You should now have a secure and encrypted connection to your Postgres server using Cloudflare Tunnel.
Source: https://blog.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-tunnel-for-postgres/Sources
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tunnel + warp?
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When using Cloudflare Tunnel with Warp, you can configure your Postgres container to use the existing Cloudflare connector on the host machine, and then use Warp to secure the connection to the Postgres database.
Here's an updated guide:
Step 1: Configure Cloudflared
* Since you already have a Cloudflare connector installed on your Docker host, you can use the existing Cloudflared configuration.
* Update the
config.yml file to include the following settings:
* Replace <tunnel-name> with the name of your tunnel.
Step 2: Configure Warp
* Install the Cloudflare WARP client on your Docker host.
* Configure the WARP client to use the existing Cloudflare connector.
* Update the WARP configuration to include the following settings:
* Replace <tunnel-name> with the name of your tunnel.
Step 3: Update Docker Container
* Update your Docker container to use the existing Cloudflare connector and WARP client.
* Add the following environment variable to your Docker container:
* Replace <tunnel-name> with the name of your tunnel.
Step 4: Configure Postgres
* Update your Postgres configuration to allow connections from the Cloudflare edge.
* Add the following line to your pg_hba.conf file:
* Replace <edge-ip> with the IP address of the Cloudflare edge.
Step 5: Test Your Connection
* Test your connection to the Postgres server using the following command:
* Replace <tunnel-name> with the name of your tunnel, <username> with your Postgres username, and <database> with the name of your Postgres database.
That's it! You should now have a secure and encrypted connection to your Postgres server using Cloudflare Tunnel and Warp.
Source: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-apps/private-apps/docker/Sources
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