Some examples of private services include:
- Databases
- Active Directory
- API endpoints
- Email servers
You can create a Tunnel on the Gateway by opening the Gateway Configuration page of the Gateway's Server Admin App and clicking Add Tunnel in the Incoming Requests section.
You can then name the Tunnel and configure the host name and port of the private service you want to tunnel to.
Once a trusted connection between the Gateway and a Service Plan has been established all available Gateway Tunnels are listed. Check Connect for each Tunnel you want to use.
Once a Service Plan has been connected to a Tunnel, it can use the Tunnel's private service as if it was directly connected.
For example, a Database Connection can be configured to use a database via a Gateway Tunnel. Database Resources use that Database Connection in the same way as any other Database Connection.
