How we ran bhasika locally

🧱 1. Make sure your app is running locally

Start your backend:

http://localhost:3000

👉 Test in browser first — if this doesn’t work, nothing else will.

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📥 2. Install Cloudflared (Windows)

Download from:

• cloudflared

Steps:

1. Download .exe

2. Rename to:

cloudflared.exe

1. Move it to:

C:\cloudflared\

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🔑 3. Login to Cloudflare

Open Command Prompt (as Administrator):

cd C:\cloudflared
cloudflared tunnel login

👉 Browser opens → login → select your domain

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🛠️ 4. Create Tunnel

cloudflared tunnel create bhasika-server

👉 This creates a credentials file automatically.

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📝 5. Create config file

Go to:

C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\.cloudflared\

Create file:

config.yml

Paste:

tunnel: bhasika-server
credentials-file: C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\.cloudflared\<tunnel-id>.json

ingress:
  - hostname: api.yourdomain.com
    service: http://localhost:3000
  - service: http_status:404

👉 Replace:

• YOUR_USERNAME

• <tunnel-id>

• yourdomain.com

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🌐 6. Connect domain to your local server

Run:

cloudflared tunnel route dns bhasika-server api.yourdomain.com

👉 This automatically creates DNS in Cloudflare

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▶️ 7. Start your tunnel

cloudflared tunnel run bhasika-server

Now open:

https://api.yourdomain.com

🔥 Your home laptop is LIVE.

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🔄 8. Auto-start on Windows (VERY IMPORTANT)

Otherwise your server dies every restart.

Option A (Simple):

Create a .bat file:

cd C:\cloudflared
cloudflared tunnel run bhasika-server

Put it in:

Startup folder:
Win + R → shell:startup

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Option B (Better): Task Scheduler

1. Open Task Scheduler

2. Create Task

3. Trigger → At Startup

4. Action → Start Program:

C:\cloudflared\cloudflared.exe

Arguments:

tunnel run bhasika-server

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🧠 Pro Setup (Highly Recommended for You)

Since you're building something serious:

Run multiple services

Example:

ingress:
  - hostname: api.yourdomain.com
    service: http://localhost:3000
  - hostname: app.yourdomain.com
    service: http://localhost:5173