workspace from a local machine. A common use case is testing web applications in

a browser.

There are multiple ways to forward ports in Coder:

-[Coder Desktop](../desktop/index.md)

- The`coder port-forward` command

- Dashboard

- SSH

The performance of these methods generally follows in the following order.

1. Coder Desktop: as it uses a VPN tunnel to your workspace and provides access to all running ports.

1. The`coder port-forward` command.

1. The Dashboard, which proxies traffic through the Coder control plane versus

peer-to-pee,r which is possible with the Coder CLI and Coder Desktop.

1.`ssh`, which does double encryption of traffic with both Wireguard and SSH.

| Method| Details|

|:----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|[Coder Desktop](../desktop/index.md)| Uses a VPN tunnel to your workspace and provides access to all running ports.|

|[`coder port-forward` command](#the-coder-port-forward-command)| Can be used to forward TCP or UDP ports from the remote workspace so they can be accessed locally.|

|[Dashboard](#dashboard)| Proxies traffic through the Coder control plane versus peer-to-peer which is possible with the Coder CLI and Coder Desktop.|

|[SSH](#ssh)| Double-encrypts traffic with both Wireguard and SSH.|

[Coder Desktop](../desktop/index.md) provides seamless access to your remote workspaces, eliminating the need to install a CLI or manually configure port forwarding.

Just install and access all your ports at`<workspace-name>.coder:PORT`.

Access all your ports at`<workspace-name>.coder:PORT`.