OpenWrt Cloudflare Tunnel Installer and Uninstaller v2026.6.0

Scripts to install, configure and uninstall Cloudflare Tunnels on OpenWrt, for Raspberry Pi, aarch64 based routers (GL.iNet GL-MT6000) and x86 platforms. Downloads cloudflared directly from GitHub and handles tunnel setup and service configuration.

What's included

1. install-cloudflared.sh – Downloads cloudflared, walks through tunnel setup (local or web-managed), sets up the init.d service, and installs an updater with optional daily cron.
2. uninstall-cloudflared.sh – Removes everything: service, binary, updater, configs, and cron job.

Prerequisites

• Raspberry Pi, aarch64 based routers or x86 running OpenWrt 24.10+ (opkg) or 25.12+ (apk)
• Root access
• Internet connection

Installation

Run these on the router as root (OpenWrt logs you in as root, so there's no sudo).

Quick Start

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Coralesoft/OpenwrtCloudflare/main/install-cloudflared.sh
chmod +x install-cloudflared.sh
./install-cloudflared.sh

Step by step

1. Download the installer:

   wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Coralesoft/OpenwrtCloudflare/main/install-cloudflared.sh

2. Make it executable:

   chmod +x install-cloudflared.sh

3. Run it:

   ./install-cloudflared.sh

4. Follow the prompts – pick local or web-managed, enter your tunnel details, optionally enable daily auto-updates.

Uninstallation

Quick Start

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Coralesoft/OpenwrtCloudflare/main/uninstall-cloudflared.sh
chmod +x uninstall-cloudflared.sh
./uninstall-cloudflared.sh

Step by step

1. Download the uninstaller:

   wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Coralesoft/OpenwrtCloudflare/main/uninstall-cloudflared.sh

2. Make it executable:

   chmod +x uninstall-cloudflared.sh

3. Run it:

   ./uninstall-cloudflared.sh

Updating

Automatic

If you enabled the cron job during install, cloudflared is checked daily at 12:30 and updated if a new release is out.

Manual

/usr/sbin/cloudflared-update

Troubleshooting

• Not enough space – Installer checks for ~65 MB free and will tell you if there isn't enough.
• Unsupported architecture – Only aarch64 and x86_64 are supported.
• Permission errors – Run as root.
• Install fails halfway through – The installer rolls back automatically.

Support

For issues or feature requests, contact C. Brown at dev@coralesoft.nz.

Support the Project

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License

MIT License – see LICENSE for details.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the OpenWrt and Cloudflare communities for their tools and documentation.