Magic NAT: everywhere, unbounded, and lower cost
May 12, 2022Annika Garbers

Summary
This post introduces Magic NAT, a new service that extends Cloudflare's network capabilities by providing a globally distributed, unbounded, and cost-effective Network Address Translation (NAT) solution. It addresses the limitations of traditional NAT hardware and virtual appliances, such as geographical constraints, capacity limits, and complex pricing models, by leveraging Cloudflare's Anycast architecture and Zero Trust platform. Magic NAT supports various use cases including public NAT, private NAT for overlapping IP spaces, and IP address conservation, and integrates with other Cloudflare One security features.
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