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Expand Up @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The simplest path. Everything configured through the Cloudflare dashboard.

### 1. Create the tunnel

1. Go to [**Zero Trust → Networks → Tunnels**](https://one.dash.cloudflare.com/networks/tunnels)
1. Go to [**Zero Trust → Networks → Connectors**](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/one/networks/connectors)
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https://one.dash.cloudflare.com/networks/tunnels redirects to https://dash.cloudflare.com/one/networks/tunnels, which is a broken link.

https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/one/networks/connectors is a smart link that redirects to the dashboard in the user's current account and to the new path where tunnels have been moved to under Connectors.

2. Click **Create a tunnel** → select **Cloudflared**
3. Name it (e.g., `open-webui`)
4. Follow the install instructions to run the connector on your machine
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open-webui:
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Get your tunnel token from the [Cloudflare dashboard](https://one.dash.cloudflare.com/networks/tunnels) → select your tunnel → **Configure** → copy the token from the install command.
Get your tunnel token from the [Cloudflare dashboard](https://dash.cloudflare.com/) → Go to [**Networking → Tunnels**] → Select your tunnel → Select **Add a replica** → Copy the install command. The token starts with `eyJ...`.
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https://one.dash.cloudflare.com/networks/tunnels is also broken. This dashboard provides a way to obtain a tunnel token from the updated https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/one/networks/connectors by selecting your tunnel, clicking “Add a connector,” choosing an operating system like Docker, Windows, or Mac from the pre-selected dropdown, and then copying the install command. However, this install command and the dropdown are different for each user.

What is documented here is a simpler and more consistent method with fewer steps to obtain the tunnel token.


:::tip
No `ports` needed on the `open-webui` service. `cloudflared` connects to it via Docker's internal network. To use this, change the service URL in your tunnel config to `http://open-webui:8080`.
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Cloudflare Zero Trust lets you gate access behind authentication without touching Open WebUI:

1. Go to [**Zero Trust → Access → Applications**](https://one.dash.cloudflare.com/access/apps)
2. **Add an application** → Self-hosted
3. Set the domain to `chat.your-domain.com`
1. Go to [**Zero Trust → Access controls → Applications**](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/one/access-controls/apps)
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https://one.dash.cloudflare.com/access/apps is also broken. The "Access" dashboard has been renamed to "Access controls". Other UI elements have changed slightly, so this updates the wording.

2. **Create new application** → Self-hosted and private
3. Set the public hostname to `chat.your-domain.com`
4. Create an **Access Policy** (e.g., allow only `@your-company.com` emails)

Users see a Cloudflare login page before reaching Open WebUI.
Expand All @@ -218,5 +218,5 @@ Users see a Cloudflare login page before reaching Open WebUI.
| Start tunnel | `cloudflared tunnel run open-webui` |
| Add DNS | `cloudflared tunnel route dns open-webui chat.your-domain.com` |
| Install as service | `sudo cloudflared service install` |
| Dashboard | [one.dash.cloudflare.com/networks/tunnels](https://one.dash.cloudflare.com/networks/tunnels) |
| Dashboard | [https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/one/networks/connectors](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/one/networks/connectors) |
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See https://github.com/open-webui/docs/pull/1259/changes#r3267801366

| Set CORS origin | `CORS_ALLOW_ORIGIN=https://chat.your-domain.com` |
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