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# Connect your private network

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This module covers how to connect your private network services and applications to Cloudflare. In many ways, this connection will replace the concept of a traditional VPN concentrator or headend device.

## Objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

* Create a Cloudflare Tunnel.
* Configure private network routes for your tunnel.
* Understand how to size and scale your tunnel.

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