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Cf also allows adding authentication. Everything from OTP to third party OIDC. Including major providers like google , github etc. In edition blocking access by region or country.

Also not everyone can simply open a port on their router. Lot of people have ISPs that prohibit that or are behind CGNAT. So CF tunnels makes it lot easier for them to selfhost and expose those apps.

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