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title: Use cases · Cloudflare Zero Trust docs
description: Cloudflare Tunnel creates a secure, outbound-only connection between your services and Cloudflare by deploying a lightweight connector in your environment. Here is how to use tunnels with some specific services:
lastUpdated: 2024-12-18T23:17:28.000Z
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Cloudflare Tunnel creates a secure, outbound-only connection between your services and Cloudflare by deploying a lightweight connector in your environment. Here is how to use tunnels with some specific services:

* [SSH](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/use-cases/ssh/)
* [RDP](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/use-cases/rdp/)
* [SMB](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/use-cases/smb/)
* [gRPC](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/connections/connect-networks/use-cases/grpc/)
