# Question about port forwarding

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-port-forwarding/400059
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [April 6, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-port-forwarding/400059 "2026-04-06T20:27:07Z")
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#### Post date: [April 6, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-port-forwarding/400059/1 "2026-04-06T20:27:08Z")

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When port forwarding my domain to my device (as my router doesnt allow port forwarding) using something like cloudflare tunnels, should it be something like localhost:80, or the IP address of the machine, or something else?

Thanks for the help

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