Don't use Cloudflare Tunnels for video

In this video I explain why you shouldn't use Cloudflare Tunnels for Blue Iris or any other video streaming application. Cloudflare tunnels also doesn't work for file upload size of more than 100MB or for excessive photo transfer. Even if you pay for the service, these limitations persist.
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[@TaskerTech]

I was checking the terms and they removed the 2.8 clause.Also you checked the terms for Cache, I don't think just a tunnel service will make any use of cache

[@diegoweb900]

I believe you can create a page rule for the hostname you picked for Blue Iris and set the Cache Level to Bypass. Since the hostname you picked becomes a CNAME in the records of the domain you're using. And any records in the DNS section can be managed via Page Rules :)

[@evilmansin]

Thank you. You are awesome!

[@limabegum9102]

Bypass will not work, free or pro limit is 100mb.

[@Crazy--Clown]

Lol Free..... There's always a catch you stooge

[@ShaferHart]

@@limabegum9102that's what they state but a lot of people seem to be using this for Plex. I have no interest in doing that since I hardly ever feel the need to stream effin movies or tvshows to my phone but people are doing it so there must be something they're doing to not get flagged.

[@WillieHowe]

Great information here! Finally we're seeing where free has its limitations!

[@learnblueiris]

Thanks Willie! Yes, lots of positive content on Cloudflare Tunnels out there but not a lot about the limitations. Thank you for the comment.

[@SPXLabs]

Dang that service was so close to being so good. Great video my guy.

[@sadiqBD]

Its 2024 . In the terms page 2.8 no. section has removed 🥳that means no limitation of serving non html content

[@jhonyortiz5]

This is good to know. And I agree, this should definitely be more obvious. There are so many KZbinrs pushing it and this is the first time I've heard about it.

[@QuikTechSolutions]

Well done and great information to share. Thanks for the shoutouts!

[@learnblueiris]

Thanks for the comment. Your video is great. Maybe we can get some of these things changed in Cloudflare!

[@joeberg3164]

I have been running zero tier IP address on my cell phone and home windows systems/BI with success. Its a bit tricky to set up and once an Zero TIer IP address is activated ZT is good . At times its takes a few attempts to establish initial zero tier IP but its good for the rest of time I'm using it remotely.

[@TheHookUp]

Hey, have you noticed that the 2.8 section of the cloudflare ToS seems to be gone now? The rest of the ToS looks identical, but 2.8 is gone.

[@guardianvalor962]

Really?

[@guardianvalor962]

Oh wait, you are right

[@learnblueiris]

@TheHookUp I will take a look! Thanks for pointing that out. Also, love your channel, great to hear from you.

[@schnibbelwind91]

@@learnblueiris Can you make a tutorial video about BI and Cloudflare. (Keep in mind, you can disable the Cloudflare cache, too.)

[@JuanVillicana]

I been using it for jellyfin with over 80GB a month and no issues. I'm sure it could change any day.

[@gkcamden9050]

Wow. I was looking for a replacement to a VPN for access to Windows file shares. The existing VPN had become so slow for some users that it’s basically unusable. Great to find this out before wasting time testing.

[@InsaiyanTech]

I use NordVPN it’s stoopid fast

[@AbdelhamidMohamed]

Perfect, this is very nice video and saving my time because currently I was trying to review Cloudflare to move from port forwarding to tunneling

[@JPEO]

I dont see the 2.8 in the Terms and agreement anymore.

[@chucksw1]

I use Cloudflare Tunnels, mainly for HomeAssistant. I run the cloudflared on HomeAssistant, I did try BI UI3 thru the tunnel for a short time and it did work. I could not get the BI app working from my phone on my home network thru the tunnel. Looking forward to your alternative..

[@learnblueiris]

Thanks for the comment! It is a good service. Home Assistant is a good use case. As for UI3, they will let you go for a bit, but eventually will shut you out if you stream too much.

[@RaviLal]

I cant seem to find that section in terms of service as on may 10. Nor can I find it anywhere else. What am i missing or is it now allowed after your video

[@szymonagiewka4513]

3:08 No, it's not "even if you're a paid subscriber". The terms specifically say that it's "unless purchased separately as part of a Paid Service". If you're a paid subscriber you can use the Tunnel for video.

[@skyracer-mk8hg]

Wrong. They offer cloudflare video and images seperatly from the paid plans

[@sachron3gmail]

thats a addon purchase am i correct?

[@zer0cool4ek]

thanks for the great note! Indeed, almost no one talks about the important nuances! And they should! This may play a cruel joke in the future!

[@The113End]

What about RDP via Apache Guacamole?

[@sachron3gmail]

ya wondering this as well

[@mniswonger]

Oddly section 2.8 is no longer included in the list of terms.

[@InsaiyanTech]

So if I’m trying to access my jellyfin outside my network the safest way what would be the next thing is what I’m confused about

[@TaskerTech]

I still need a better way to avoid my ISP blocking 80 and 443 😢

[@debnathmriganka2010]

Sir, Can you help me onething I want to access my Home Pc using RDP Via ClousFlare Zero tunnel, but i cant access it, I can access 80 port or other port on web browser without port forrowarding but need to access RDP Windows 10, Can you help me Sir. Please.

[@MiamiWebDesign]

I've used NGROK for years with my BI and it's been great.

[@Tatiana-wo4wv]

Its too much money.

[@msacco]

Well that saved me some time....thanks!

[@4ida]

You use frp + any VPS provider instead of ngrok

[@GavAttackO]

Is this still true? Also, would this be affected by the use of Jellyfin. I currently use Cloudflare Tunnel to easily access Jellyfin, VaultWarden, and Home Assistant.

[@natep121]

Is it 100MB / month? per file? Per week?

[@szymonagiewka4513]

Per 1 HTTP POST request. If you have something that's bigger you still could do it if your server supports multi part /chunked uploads.

[@natep121]

@@szymonagiewka4513 that’s good to know

[@DebrodeD]

Is this still true? I read this on another site, but not sure if it's referring the same thing or not: As of version 6.4, there are no file size limits when using the Cloud Web Connector. The earlier 200MB Limit (6.1.1 and later) or 100MB Limit (5.4 - 6.0.2) no longer applies.

[@NEoXeditor]

Same! Can't find the answer..

[@Crazy--Clown]

@@NEoXeditor start streaming 24X7 and come back and tell us in a month. You could always email them

[@rdsii64]

Is a cloudflair tunnel different from a reverse proxy? If is, can you put UI3 behind cloudflair with a revers proxy?

[@siddhesh6530]

I just checked, they removed 2.8

[@cicievie]

nextcloud also not working???

[@sinnful0]

would this be separate from cloudflare dns?

[@defyiant]

So cloud tunnels and jellyfin is a no-no?

[@booluinji7298]

Uh oh, if so lol

[@makelife9661]

Fair story!

[@sachron3gmail]

good explanation , and advice. you mention zero tier self hosted , maybe if there is a (quick) video of how to deploythat we can learn from you.😁