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Tailscale Funnel: the one-word difference that puts your app on the public internet

Tailscale Serve shares a local service inside your tailnet. Tailscale Funnel puts it on the open internet, reachable by anyone. Same syntax, one word apart, opposite exposure. What Funnel actually does, its three allowed ports, what has to be enabled first, and when Cloudflare Tunnel fits better.

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