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Comprehensive cloudflare commands and workflows for system administration across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
cloudflare --version	Show cloudflare version
cloudflare --help	Display help information
cloudflare init	Initialize cloudflare in current directory
cloudflare status	Check current status
cloudflare list	List available options
cloudflare info	Display system information
cloudflare config	Show configuration settings
cloudflare update	Update to latest version
cloudflare start	Start cloudflare service
cloudflare stop	Stop cloudflare service
cloudflare restart	Restart cloudflare service
cloudflare reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install cloudflare

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/cloudflare/releases/latest/download/cloudflare-linux
chmod +x cloudflare-linux
sudo mv cloudflare-linux /usr/local/bin/cloudflare

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/cloudflare.git
cd cloudflare
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install cloudflare

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install cloudflare

# Manual installation
curl -L -o cloudflare https://github.com/example/cloudflare/releases/latest/download/cloudflare-macos
chmod +x cloudflare
sudo mv cloudflare /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install cloudflare

# Scoop installation
scoop install cloudflare

# Winget installation
winget install cloudflare

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/cloudflare/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
cloudflare config show	Display current configuration
cloudflare config list	List all configuration options
cloudflare config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
cloudflare config get <key>	Get configuration value
cloudflare config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
cloudflare config reset	Reset to default configuration
cloudflare config validate	Validate configuration file
cloudflare config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
cloudflare create <name>

# Read file/resource
cloudflare read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
cloudflare update <name>

# Delete file/resource
cloudflare delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
cloudflare copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
cloudflare move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
cloudflare list --all

# Search for files/resources
cloudflare search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
cloudflare connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
cloudflare listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
cloudflare send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
cloudflare receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
cloudflare ping <host>

# Scan network range
cloudflare scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
cloudflare monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
cloudflare proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
cloudflare start --daemon

# Stop running process
cloudflare stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
cloudflare restart --config <file>

# Check process status
cloudflare status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
cloudflare monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
cloudflare killall

# Show running processes
cloudflare ps

# Manage process priority
cloudflare priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
cloudflare login --user <username>

# Login with API key
cloudflare login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
cloudflare login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
cloudflare logout

# Change password
cloudflare passwd

# Generate new API key
cloudflare generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
cloudflare sessions

# Revoke session
cloudflare revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
cloudflare encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
cloudflare decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
cloudflare keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
cloudflare sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
cloudflare verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
cloudflare hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
cloudflare cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
cloudflare cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
cloudflare monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
cloudflare monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
cloudflare monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
cloudflare monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
cloudflare monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
cloudflare report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
cloudflare alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
cloudflare history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
cloudflare logs

# View logs with filter
cloudflare logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
cloudflare logs --follow

# Set log level
cloudflare logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
cloudflare logs --rotate

# Export logs
cloudflare logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
cloudflare logs --clear

# Archive logs
cloudflare logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if cloudflare is installed
which cloudflare
cloudflare --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall cloudflare
# or
brew reinstall cloudflare

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo cloudflare <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which cloudflare)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/cloudflare

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/cloudflare

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
cloudflare config validate

# Reset to default configuration
cloudflare config reset

# Check configuration file location
cloudflare config show --file

# Backup current configuration
cloudflare config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
cloudflare config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
cloudflare status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u cloudflare

# Start in debug mode
cloudflare start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
cloudflare killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
cloudflare --debug	Enable debug output
cloudflare --verbose	Enable verbose logging
cloudflare --trace	Enable trace logging
cloudflare test	Run built-in tests
cloudflare doctor	Run system health check
cloudflare diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
cloudflare benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
cloudflare validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
cloudflare --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
cloudflare --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
cloudflare --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
cloudflare --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
cloudflare cache clear

# Show cache statistics
cloudflare cache stats

# Optimize performance
cloudflare optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
cloudflare metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
cloudflare --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
cloudflare --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
cloudflare --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
cloudflare queue add <item>
cloudflare queue process
cloudflare queue status
cloudflare queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using cloudflare

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="cloudflare.log"

# Check if cloudflare is available
if ! command -v cloudflare &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: cloudflare is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting cloudflare operation"

    if cloudflare --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    cloudflare cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
CLOUDFLARE_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.cloudflare/config.yaml
CLOUDFLARE_HOME	Home directory	~/.cloudflare
CLOUDFLARE_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
CLOUDFLARE_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.cloudflare/logs/cloudflare.log
CLOUDFLARE_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.cloudflare/cache
CLOUDFLARE_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.cloudflare/data
CLOUDFLARE_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
CLOUDFLARE_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.cloudflare/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.cloudflare/logs/cloudflare.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.cloudflare/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize cloudflare
cloudflare init

# 2. Configure basic settings
cloudflare config set host example.com
cloudflare config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
cloudflare start

# 4. Check status
cloudflare status

# 5. Perform operations
cloudflare run --target example.com

# 6. View results
cloudflare results

# 7. Stop service
cloudflare stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
cloudflare run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
cloudflare monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
cloudflare report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated cloudflare workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    cloudflare \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
cloudflare report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub