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---
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type: methodology
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title: Cloudflare Infrastructure Setup
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created: 2026-05-11
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tags:
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- methodology
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- cloudflare
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- infrastructure
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- networking
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---
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# Cloudflare Infrastructure Setup
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## Architecture Overview
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```
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Browser ──► Cloudflare (orange cloud) ──► Tunnel ──► cloudflared ──► Traefik:8081
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│
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(tunnel entrypoint)
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│
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┌──────────┴──────────┐
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secureweb tunnel
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(direct internet) (via tunnel)
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:443 :8081
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LetsEncrypt plain HTTP
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```
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All external traffic goes through Cloudflare Tunnel. Traefik serves as the internal reverse proxy, routing by Host header. Traefik's LetsEncrypt certs exist for LAN/direct access but aren't used externally (Cloudflare edge terminates TLS for visitors).
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## Active Stack
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| Component | Location | Notes |
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|---|---|---|
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| Tunnel name | `home` | Created at Cloudflare Zero Trust → Networks → Tunnels |
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| Tunnel ID | `c29295c5-946a-4ddf-bdfe-7eafcd74faa3` | Visible in dashboard |
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| Token | `.env` `TUNNEL_TOKEN=...` | Used by cloudflared to authenticate |
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| cloudflared | production-1 Docker container | Runs with `--restart unless-stopped` |
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| Traefik | production-1 Docker container | Ports 80, 443, 8080, 8082 |
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| Traefik entrypoints | `web` (:80→redirect), `secureweb` (:443, TLS), `tunnel` (:8081), `metrics` (:8082) | |
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| Traefik config | `/docker/appdata/traefik/traefik.yaml` | |
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| Compose file | `/docker/compose/docker-compose.yaml` | cloudflared service defined but runs standalone due to interpolation issues |
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| Traefik labels | Per-service in docker-compose.yaml | Pattern: `entrypoints=tunnel`, `Host(`subdomain.gharbeia.net`)` |
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## 1. Adding a Second Domain
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Example: adding `example.com` alongside `gharbeia.net`.
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### Step 1: Cloudflare DNS
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1. Go to Cloudflare Dashboard → Add site → enter `example.com`
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2. Cloudflare scans existing DNS records — verify and continue
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3. Change nameservers at your registrar to Cloudflare's
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4. Wait for DNS to propagate
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### Step 2: Cloudflare Tunnel — add hostname
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1. **Zero Trust** → **Networks** → **Connectors** → **Cloudflare Tunnels**
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2. Select tunnel **home** → **Edit**
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3. Click **Add a public hostname**
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4. Set:
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- **Subdomain:** `*`
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- **Domain:** `example.com`
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- **Service Type:** HTTP
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- **URL:** `traefik:8081`
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5. Save
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Cloudflare DNS will automatically create a wildcard CNAME for `*.example.com` pointing to `c29295c5-946a-4ddf-bdfe-7eafcd74faa3.cfargotunnel.com`.
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### Step 3: Traefik — update cert resolver
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Cloudflare wildcard certs only cover `*.gharbeia.net`. For `*.example.com`, either:
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**Option A: Add to Traefik's ACME config**
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In `/docker/appdata/traefik/traefik.yaml`, in `certificatesResolvers.letsencrypt.acme`:
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```yaml
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dnsChallenge:
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provider: cloudflare
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resolvers:
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- 1.1.1.1:53
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- 1.0.0.1:53
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propagation:
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delayBeforeChecks: 120s # increase for wildcards
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```
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Then in `entryPoints.secureweb.http.tls.domains`:
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```yaml
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domains:
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- main: gharbeia.net
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sans:
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- "*.gharbeia.net"
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- main: example.com
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sans:
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- "*.example.com"
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```
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**Important:** Before ACME DNS challenge can succeed for wildcard domains proxied via Cloudflare, you MUST create a DNS-only placeholder record for `_acme-challenge` to break the wildcard:
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Go to Cloudflare DNS → Add record:
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- **Type:** A
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- **Name:** `_acme-challenge`
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- **Content:** `127.0.0.1`
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- **Proxy:** DNS-only (gray cloud)
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Without this, the proxied wildcard CNAME intercepts `_acme-challenge.*` queries and LetsEncrypt can't verify the TXT challenge records.
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**Option B: Skip HTTPS cert for now**
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If the second domain doesn't need Traefik's own cert (i.e., Cloudflare edge certs are sufficient), no Traefik changes needed. The tunnel handles everything.
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### Step 4: Add Traefik labels
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For each service on the new domain, add Traefik labels in docker-compose.yaml:
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```yaml
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labels:
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- traefik.enable=true
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- traefik.http.routers.servicename.rule=Host(`subdomain.example.com`)
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- traefik.http.routers.servicename.entrypoints=tunnel
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- traefik.http.services.servicename.loadbalancer.server.port=3000
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```
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Then restart the container to pick up labels (compose or docker run depending on env state).
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---
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## 2. Security Panic — Changing All Tokens and Settings
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### Step 1: Cloudflare API Token
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1. Go to Cloudflare Dashboard → **My Profile** → **API Tokens**
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2. **Delete** the old token
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3. **Create Token** → **Edit zone DNS** template:
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- Permissions: Zone → DNS → Edit
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- Zone Resources: Include → Specific zone → `gharbeia.net`
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- TTL: No expiration (or set a reasonable one)
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4. Copy the new token
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### Step 2: Update .env on production-1
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```bash
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ssh production-1
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# Edit the token
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sed -i "s|^CLOUDFLARE_DNS_API_TOKEN=.*|CLOUDFLARE_DNS_API_TOKEN=<new-token>|" /docker/compose/.env
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```
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### Step 3: Restart Traefik
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Traefik runs standalone (not under compose). Restart it with the new token:
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```bash
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docker rm -f traefik
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docker run -d --name traefik --restart unless-stopped --network networking \
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-p 80:80 -p 443:443 -p 8080:8080 -p 8082:8082 \
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-e CF_DNS_API_TOKEN="<new-token>" \
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-e TZ="America/New_York" \
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-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro \
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-v /docker/appdata/logs/traefik:/var/log \
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-v /docker/appdata/traefik:/etc/traefik \
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-v /docker/appdata/traefik/letsencrypt:/letsencrypt \
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traefik:latest
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```
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Traefik will automatically renew its LetsEncrypt cert with the new token.
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### Step 4: Cloudflare Tunnel Token
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If you also rotate the tunnel token:
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1. Go to **Zero Trust** → **Networks** → **Tunnels** → **home**
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2. Click the three dots → **Recreate token**
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3. Copy the new token
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On production-1:
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```bash
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docker rm -f cloudflared
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docker run -d --name cloudflared --restart unless-stopped --network networking \
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-v /docker/appdata/cloudflared:/home/nonroot/.cloudflared \
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cloudflare/cloudflared:latest tunnel --no-autoupdate run --token "<new-token>"
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```
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Also update the `.env` file:
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```
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TUNNEL_TOKEN=<new-token>
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```
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### Step 5: Verify everything works
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```bash
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# Check cloudflared is connected
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docker logs cloudflared --tail 5 | grep "Registered tunnel connection"
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# Check Traefik is running and has routes
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docker logs traefik --tail 10 | grep "Register"
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# Test end-to-end
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curl -sI https://git.gharbeia.net/ | head -5
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# Should return HTTP/2 200
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```
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### Step 6: Rotate other secrets (if needed)
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Other credentials in `.env` that may need rotation:
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- `AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY` — generate new: `openssl rand -base64 60 | tr -d '\n'`
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- `POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD` — generate new
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- `EMAIL_PASSWORD` — Fastmail app password
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- `GITEA_TOKEN` — Gitea settings → Applications
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- `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` — OpenRouter dashboard
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## Troubleshooting
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### Cert renewal fails with "Invalid format for Authorization header"
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The Cloudflare API token in `CF_DNS_API_TOKEN` is wrong or expired. Generate a new one and restart Traefik.
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### Cert renewal stuck on "Waiting for DNS record propagation"
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Likely the proxied wildcard CNAME is intercepting `_acme-challenge` subdomain. Add a DNS-only A record for `_acme-challenge` → `127.0.0.1` in Cloudflare DNS to break the wildcard.
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### Tunnel shows 502 Bad Gateway
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- Check cloudflared logs: `docker logs cloudflared --tail 10`
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- If `connection refused` → Traefik isn't listening on the expected port
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- If `tls: unrecognized name` → SNI mismatch (revert to HTTP mode in tunnel config)
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### Adding a new service
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1. Add Traefik labels to the service in docker-compose.yaml
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2. If the container was started without labels, recreate it with `docker run` including `-l` flags (compose may fail due to .env interpolation issues)
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3. The tunnel wildcard already catches `*.gharbeia.net` — no tunnel changes needed
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