#Streaming video via tunnels

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forest trail
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I read the blogpost on the ToS changes and I'm having trouble discerning whether or not hosting something like Plex via tunnels is allowed. Would setting up a tunnel like for Plex technically use the CDN and mean that the CDN specific ToS apply? Or does this change mean that I can now use zero-trust tunnels to host Plex and stream video without violating the ToS? I found a few random threads on this but couldn't seem to find a definitive answer.

balmy raft
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It’s still going through the CDN, so you’re not allowed to

forest trail
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Thanks! Does that mean all traffic going through tunnels go through the CDN?

balmy raft
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Yes, they’re just a special origin

forest trail
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Sorry for the followup, is this in the docs anywhere? It seems really hard to sort out whether or not the ToS is applying to the CDN or just the Cache. Has Cloudfare officially confirmed this anywhere? It looks like the question has been asked various times including on their forums but it's usually silence from CF.

hasty cedar
# forest trail Sorry for the followup, is this in the docs anywhere? It seems really hard to so...

You can find it in the tos:
https://www.cloudflare.com/en-gb/service-specific-terms-application-services/#content-delivery-network-terms

Cloudflare’s content delivery network (the “CDN”) Service can be used to cache and serve web pages and websites. Unless you are an Enterprise customer, Cloudflare offers specific Paid Services (e.g., the Developer Platform, Images, and Stream) that you must use in order to serve video and other large files via the CDN.

forest trail
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Thanks so much, sorry to be a pain I just find the ToS confusing. Does that mean that the CDN terms basically apply to anything traveling over the Cloudflare network that isn't from one of their other specific services like Stream, Images, etc?

hasty cedar