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title: Set up your first tunnel · Cloudflare Zero Trust docs
description: To create and manage tunnels, you will need to install and
  authenticate cloudflared on your origin server. cloudflared is what connects
  your server to Cloudflare's global network.
lastUpdated: 2025-10-21T14:33:19.000Z
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  html: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/networks/connectors/cloudflare-tunnel/get-started/
  md: https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/networks/connectors/cloudflare-tunnel/get-started/index.md
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To create and manage tunnels, you will need to install and authenticate `cloudflared` on your origin server. `cloudflared` is what connects your server to Cloudflare's global network.

* [Create a tunnel (dashboard)](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/networks/connectors/cloudflare-tunnel/get-started/create-remote-tunnel/)
* [Create a tunnel (API)](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/networks/connectors/cloudflare-tunnel/get-started/create-remote-tunnel-api/)
* [Useful terms](https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/networks/connectors/cloudflare-tunnel/get-started/tunnel-useful-terms/)
