diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8223bef..7b00256 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ COPY haproxy_manager.py /haproxy/
 COPY scripts /haproxy/scripts
 COPY trusted_ips.list /etc/haproxy/trusted_ips.list
 COPY trusted_ips.map /etc/haproxy/trusted_ips.map
+COPY cloudflare_ips.list /etc/haproxy/cloudflare_ips.list
+COPY trusted_proxies.list /etc/haproxy/trusted_proxies.list
 # /etc/haproxy is a named volume in deployed containers, so baked-in files
 # under that path get shadowed by the volume on existing deployments.
 # Place errorfiles outside the volumed path; the HAProxy config references
diff --git a/cloudflare_ips.list b/cloudflare_ips.list
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3f9b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cloudflare_ips.list
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Cloudflare edge ranges — peers allowed to set CF-Connecting-IP / X-Real-IP /
+# X-Forwarded-For. Referenced by templates/hap_listener.tpl:
+#   acl from_trusted_proxy src -f /etc/haproxy/cloudflare_ips.list -f /etc/haproxy/trusted_proxies.list
+#
+# PUBLIC DATA — safe to commit. Source: https://www.cloudflare.com/ips-v4
+# and https://www.cloudflare.com/ips-v6. Keep in sync with the IPv4 snapshot in
+# WHP's ssl_renewal_orchestrator.php::isCloudflareIP() (that one is IPv4-only).
+# Refresh at release time; Cloudflare has not added a range since 2021.
+#
+# IPv4
+173.245.48.0/20
+103.21.244.0/22
+103.22.200.0/22
+103.31.4.0/22
+141.101.64.0/18
+108.162.192.0/18
+190.93.240.0/20
+188.114.96.0/20
+197.234.240.0/22
+198.41.128.0/17
+162.158.0.0/15
+104.16.0.0/13
+104.24.0.0/14
+172.64.0.0/13
+131.0.72.0/22
+#
+# IPv6
+2400:cb00::/32
+2606:4700::/32
+2803:f800::/32
+2405:b500::/32
+2405:8100::/32
+2a06:98c0::/29
+2c0f:f248::/32
diff --git a/scripts/start-up.sh b/scripts/start-up.sh
index 1e782e2..fc648c9 100755
--- a/scripts/start-up.sh
+++ b/scripts/start-up.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ set -eo pipefail
 mkdir -p /etc/haproxy
 [ -f /etc/haproxy/trusted_ips.list ] || : > /etc/haproxy/trusted_ips.list
 [ -f /etc/haproxy/trusted_ips.map ]  || : > /etc/haproxy/trusted_ips.map
+[ -f /etc/haproxy/cloudflare_ips.list ]  || : > /etc/haproxy/cloudflare_ips.list
+[ -f /etc/haproxy/trusted_proxies.list ] || : > /etc/haproxy/trusted_proxies.list
 
 cron &
 
diff --git a/trusted_proxies.list b/trusted_proxies.list
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..444a0e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trusted_proxies.list
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Additional trusted reverse proxies — peers permitted to set CF-Connecting-IP,
+# X-Real-IP and X-Forwarded-For. Anything NOT matched here or in
+# cloudflare_ips.list has those headers stripped before real-IP resolution.
+#
+# Referenced by templates/hap_listener.tpl.
+#
+# Leave EMPTY unless a real proxy sits in front of HAProxy on this host. Adding
+# a range here lets that peer assert any client identity, which bypasses rate
+# limits, IP blocks and the WAF for it.
+#
+# Do NOT commit real IPs — this repo is mirrored publicly. Add entries directly
+# on the server; the file lives in the /etc/haproxy named volume and persists
+# across container recreates.