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title: Use cases
description: Use cases resources and guides for Zero Trust networking.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/zt-preview.png
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# Use cases

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

To expose a private origin to public TCP or UDP traffic, refer to [Create a Spectrum application using a virtual network](https://developers.cloudflare.com/spectrum/get-started/#create-a-spectrum-application-using-a-virtual-network-origin).

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