When I switched to Truenas Scale I had to start using Nginx Proxy Manager with my old basic DNS. Now I’m using Cloudflare DNS + proxy for the IP obfuscation, extra layer of attack security, and analytics.
Question: is there any security or other benefit to using a Cloudflared tunnel over using Cloudflare Proxy + Nginx Proxy Manager?
Both send web traffic encrypted through Cloudflare, both obfuscate your IP, both route 80/443 traffic directly to your web server Docker. One difference is opening ports 80/443 on your router with the Nginx option, but all traffic goes directly to Nginx from a security perspective.
One benefit to the Nginx option is the ability to flip the Cloudflare proxy on and off in case of problems or data upload limits.
I just don’t see myself gaining much by switching things up further, but I want to know if I’m missing anything.