Named Tunnels Use Remote Configuration

DEPRECATED: This guide is no longer relevant for folk.zone. The nitro server uses direct HTTPS via Let's Encrypt instead of Cloudflare tunnels.

Affects: Cloudflare Tunnel

When config.yml contains a tunnel: field with a tunnel ID, cloudflared ignores local ingress: rules entirely. Configuration is pulled from Cloudflare's servers.

The local config.yml is only used for:

• Credentials file path (credentials-file)
• Basic runtime settings (no-autoupdate, etc.)

Ingress rules must be managed through the Zero Trust dashboard.

Editing ingress: entries in the local config file and restarting cloudflared will have no effect. The container will log Updated to new configuration using the remote config, silently ignoring local changes.

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• DNS Records vs. Tunnel Routes Are Different Things
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