connect to local server using public ip
i have a game server configured through clouflare and i want to connect to it on my local computer using that same ip i would give other people. server it running on the same computer
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Configured through Cloudflare in what way? Using Cloudflare Spectrum? Cloudflare's normal proxy only supports http traffic
ive never head of spectrum so asumming normal.
a records and an srv record for port.
basically what im asking is that with a server i would normally connect with localhost whilst someelse would use the domain, if i use the domain it doesnt work for me. im trying to make it work for me
Sounds like it's unproxied then, Cloudflare is just acting as a simple DNS server.
I assume you're port forwarding, and have the game server set up locally. The thing you're running into isn't Cloudflare related, but rather something called NAT loopback/hairpinning, which is basically that you can't loop back into your own network by trying to connect to your external IP, some router's/ISPs don't allow it.
Tldr: Just connect via your local computer's IP, or you could try a VPN if you're just trying to test if it actually works
alright