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How does a Cloudflare Setup Tunnel differ from traditional port forwarding?
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Traditional port forwarding opens a specific port on your router to allow external traffic to reach a device on your local network. This is inherently less secure and can be a target for attacks. A Setup Tunnel, on the other hand, uses Cloudflare's infrastructure to create a secure, encrypted tunnel, masking your internal IP address and providing an extra layer of protection.