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# Run as a service

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You can install `cloudflared` as a system service on Linux and Windows, and as a launch agent on macOS. In most cases, we recommend running `cloudflared` as a service. Running as a service helps ensure the availability of `cloudflared` to your origin by allowing the program to start at boot and continue running while your origin is online.

Follow our guides to set up and run `cloudflared` as a service in your environment:

- [Linux](https://developers.cloudflare.com/tunnel/features/locally-managed-tunnels/as-a-service/linux/)
- [macOS](https://developers.cloudflare.com/tunnel/features/locally-managed-tunnels/as-a-service/macos/)
- [Windows](https://developers.cloudflare.com/tunnel/features/locally-managed-tunnels/as-a-service/windows/)

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