What Is Port Forwarding?
A networking technique that maps ports from a remote CDE workspace to a developer's local machine, enabling access to web servers, databases, and other services running in the cloud as if they were local.
Definition
A networking technique that maps ports from a remote CDE workspace to a developer's local machine, enabling access to web servers, databases, and other services running in the cloud as if they were local.
CDEs typically provide automatic port forwarding with secure tunneling so developers can preview applications in their local browser.
Where This Fits
This term is covered in depth on CDE Network Security.
Network security guide for cloud development environments: VPC design, zero-trust architecture, firewall rules, Kubernetes network policies, and egress control.