# Networking and hosting: tools in this layer of The Stack

> Private access, exposure, DNS, servers. 4 tools, from Nicolas Dao's defaults to what he would never use (Cloudless Labs, Sydney).

- Web page: https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/layers/network/

## My default

- [Cloudflare Tunnel (cloudflared)](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/cloudflare-tunnel/index.md), Safe public exposure: Expose a service on a private box through a custom domain, without opening a port.
- [Hostinger VPS](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/hostinger-vps/index.md), Cheap always-on server: Unbeatable price for an always-on box. CPU caps and no serious GPUs.
- [Route 53 and Cloudflare DNS](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/dns/index.md), DNS: Whichever platform hosts the app.
- [Tailscale](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/tailscale/index.md), Private network access: Love it. Easy, secure access from my machines to private AWS resources.

## Related

- [Private access and exposing a box](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/use-cases/private-access/index.md): a job that picks or avoids tools from this layer
- [Every layer, use case and tool in one file](https://cloudlesslabs.com/stack/brief.md)
- [Map of every Markdown file on cloudlesslabs.com, with what each one answers](https://ask.cloudlesslabs.com)