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33 lines
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# Argo Tunnel client
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Contains the command-line client for Argo Tunnel, a tunneling daemon that proxies any local webserver through the Cloudflare network. Extensive documentation can be found in the [Argo Tunnel section](https://developers.cloudflare.com/argo-tunnel/) of the Cloudflare Docs.
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## Before you get started
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Before you use Argo Tunnel, you'll need to complete a few steps in the Cloudflare dashboard. The website you add to Cloudflare will be used to route traffic to your Tunnel.
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1. [Add a website to Cloudflare](https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/201720164-Creating-a-Cloudflare-account-and-adding-a-website)
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2. [Change your domain nameservers to Cloudflare](https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/205195708)
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## Installing `cloudflared`
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Downloads are available as standalone binaries, a Docker image, and Debian, RPM, and Homebrew packages. You can also find releases here on the `cloudflared` GitHub repository.
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* You can [install on macOS](https://developers.cloudflare.com/argo-tunnel/getting-started/installation#macos) via Homebrew or by downloading the [latest Darwin amd64 release](https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/releases)
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* Binaries, Debian, and RPM packages for Linux [can be found here](https://developers.cloudflare.com/argo-tunnel/getting-started/installation#linux)
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* A Docker image of `cloudflared` is [available on DockerHub](https://hub.docker.com/r/cloudflare/cloudflared)
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* You can install on Windows machines with the [steps here](https://developers.cloudflare.com/argo-tunnel/getting-started/installation#windows)
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User documentation for Argo Tunnel can be found at https://developers.cloudflare.com/argo-tunnel/
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## Creating Tunnels and routing traffic
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Once installed, you can authenticate `cloudflared` into your Cloudflare account and begin creating Tunnels that serve traffic for hostnames in your account.
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* Create a Tunnel with [these instructions](https://developers.cloudflare.com/argo-tunnel/create-tunnel)
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* Route traffic to that Tunnel with [DNS records in Cloudflare](https://developers.cloudflare.com/argo-tunnel/routing-to-tunnel/dns) or with a [Cloudflare Load Balancer](https://developers.cloudflare.com/argo-tunnel/routing-to-tunnel/lb)
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## TryCloudflare
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Want to test Argo Tunnel before adding a website to Cloudflare? You can do so with TryCloudflare using the documentation [available here](https://developers.cloudflare.com/argo-tunnel/learning/trycloudflare).
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