Cloudflare One sign up - any tips for a smooth start?

Just signed up? It's like crossing a busy road. You'll probably make it, but looking both ways helps.

Don't just click "Next." Read the network setup twice. Their Zero Trust model can be... a trust fall with your firewall. Common pitfall: forgetting to create a "Do Not Exclude" policy for your own IP before you cut over the tunnel. You'll lock yourself out faster than a dad joke gets an eye roll. Have a backup login method ready.

Start with a single app tunnel, not your whole subnet. Baby steps. Their Terraform provider is decent if you're into that. Saves you from clicking through that dashboard later.

Good luck. It's a solid service once you're past the initial "why is my internet broken" phase.