> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dcdeploy.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Private Network

> Securely connect environments and workloads over DCDeploy’s private network.

DCDeploy provides an **isolated private network** for all workloads inside your environments.\
This enables secure communication between services without exposing them to the public internet.

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## Key Features

* **Environment-wide isolation** — workloads in the same environment can talk to each other privately.
* **Cross-environment networking** — connect services across multiple environments if enabled.
* **Automatic DNS resolution** — workloads are discoverable by name.

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## Use Cases

* Secure backend-to-database connections.
* Microservices communication without public exposure.
* Hybrid setups where only specific endpoints are public.

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## Best Practices

* Keep databases and internal services private.
* Only expose workloads via proxy or edge if necessary.
* Use secrets for credentials even in private networks.