Cloudflared-windows-amd64.exe -

cloudflared.exe tunnel --url http://localhost:3000 Cloudflare gives you a random https://random-name.trycloudflare.com URL. This uses Cloudflare’s Quick Tunnels feature—no authentication, no config. “Access is denied” – Run Command Prompt or PowerShell as Administrator when installing the service or writing to Program Files .

– Cloudflared does not listen on ports locally (it connects outbound). The error may be your local web server. cloudflared-windows-amd64.exe

cloudflared.exe service install This creates a service named “Cloudflare Tunnel Agent”. Start it: cloudflared

For TCP services, you must also set up Cloudflare Access (or use cloudflared access tcp on the client side). For temporary sharing (e.g., a demo), you don’t even need a domain. Run: cloudflared-windows-amd64.exe