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title: Private origins
description: Proxy public hostnames to origins on your private network.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
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# Private origins

Use Cloudflare DNS to proxy public hostnames to origins on your private network. Refer to the following pages to enable private network routing on a DNS record and to set up an end-to-end configuration with Cloudflare WAN:

* [ Private network routing ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/manage-dns-records/how-to/private-origins/private-network-routing/)
* [ Set up a private origin via Cloudflare WAN ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/manage-dns-records/how-to/private-origins/private-origin-via-cloudflare-wan/)

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```