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description: Proxy and protect TCP and UDP applications with Cloudflare Spectrum.
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# Cloudflare Spectrum

Spectrum provides security and acceleration for any [TCP ↗](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ddos/glossary/tcp-ip/) or [UDP ↗](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ddos/glossary/user-datagram-protocol-udp/) based application.

 Available on Paid plans 

Spectrum allows you to route MQTT, email, file transfer, version control, games, and more over TCP or UDP through Cloudflare to mask the origin and protect it from [DDoS attacks ↗](https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ddos/what-is-a-ddos-attack/).

Note

Custom TCP/UDP applications require an Enterprise plan with Spectrum as a paid add-on. See [Protocols per plan](https://developers.cloudflare.com/spectrum/protocols-per-plan/) for details, or contact your account team to enable.

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## Features

###  Enable Proxy protocol 

Use a proxy protocol for Cloudflare to pass on the client IP to your service.

[ Use Enable Proxy protocol ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/spectrum/how-to/enable-proxy-protocol/) 

###  DDoS Protection for Spectrum 

Learn more about what L3/4 DDoS Protection is included as part of the Spectrum service.

[ Use DDoS Protection for Spectrum ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/spectrum/about/ddos-for-spectrum/) 

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## Related products

**[DDoS Protection](https://developers.cloudflare.com/ddos-protection/)** 

Cloudflare DDoS protection secures websites, applications, and entire networks while ensuring the performance of legitimate traffic is not compromised.

**[BYOIP](https://developers.cloudflare.com/byoip/)** 

Get Cloudflare's security and performance while using your own IPs. With Bring Your Own IP (BYOIP), Cloudflare announces your IPs in all our locations.

**[Load Balancing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/load-balancing/)** 

Cloudflare Load Balancing distributes traffic across your endpoints, which reduces endpoint strain and latency and improves the experience for end users.

**[DNS](https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/)** 

Cloudflare's global DNS platform provides speed and resilience. DNS customers also benefit from free DNSSEC, and protection against route leaks and hijacking.

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## More resources

[Plans](https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/) 

Compare available Cloudflare plans.

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