WARP uses the WireGuard protocol to route your traffic from your device to the nearest Cloudflare data center. From there, Cloudflare resolves your DNS (using 1.1.1.1) and forwards your traffic to the public internet.
Using Cloudflare Tunnels (The "Reverse" Static IP)If your goal is to access a home server or a specific machine without a static IP, you don't actually need a static IP. You can use Cloudflare Tunnel (formerly Argo Tunnel). cloudflare warp static ip
If you host your own server at home with a dynamic IP, you can use cloudflared to create a Tunnel. That tunnel will give you a static Cloudflare hostname , but not a static IP for outgoing requests. This helps inbound connections, not outbound egress. WARP uses the WireGuard protocol to route your
Example AWS Security Group rule:
: IPs are from a shared pool and are not unique to a specific user or team. You can use Cloudflare Tunnel (formerly Argo Tunnel)
: Your device is assigned a public IP address from a dynamic pool of Cloudflare-owned IPs.