Using Cloudflare Tunnel to public Ollama on the Internet

The author discusses their decreased blog traffic, attributing it to the holiday season and potential content issues. They recently overcame a technical challenge, configuring Cloudflare Tunnel with Ollama to make a local API endpoint publicly accessible. This achievement prompted them to write a detailed article explaining the process. The author views writing as a stress reliever and a way to connect with readers, highlighting the unexpected popularity of their shorter "Threads" section. Maintaining consistent content for this section presents its own challenges. The author believes reading and writing are both relaxing activities, offering both knowledge and relaxation. The core of the article details using Cloudflare Tunnel and Ollama to expose a local API. Cloudflare Tunnel maps local servers to the internet, while Ollama simplifies running large language models. A simplified one-command setup is presented, followed by instructions for using a custom domain name. The final configuration provides a publicly accessible API, although limitations like single-query processing are noted. The author concludes by acknowledging the limitations of this approach.