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docs: improve discoverability of automatic port forwarding via Coder Desktop (#25675)

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@@ -4,18 +4,28 @@ Port forwarding lets developers securely access processes on their Coder
workspace from a local machine. A common use case is testing web applications in
a browser.
There are three ways to forward ports in Coder:
There are four ways to forward ports in Coder:
- The `coder port-forward` command
- Dashboard
- SSH
| Method | Details |
|:---------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Coder Desktop](#coder-desktop) | Automatic port forwarding via VPN tunnel. All workspace ports are available at `workspace.coder:PORT` with no manual setup. Supports peer-to-peer connections. |
| [CLI](#the-coder-port-forward-command) | Forwards specific TCP or UDP ports from the workspace to local ports. Supports peer-to-peer connections. |
| [Dashboard](#dashboard) | Proxies traffic through the Coder control plane. |
| [SSH](#ssh) | Forwards ports over an SSH connection. |
The `coder port-forward` command is generally more performant than:
Coder Desktop and `coder port-forward` are generally more performant than:
1. The Dashboard which proxies traffic through the Coder control plane versus
peer-to-peer which is possible with the Coder CLI
peer-to-peer which is possible with the Coder CLI and Coder Desktop
1. `sshd` which does double encryption of traffic with both Wireguard and SSH
## Coder Desktop
[Coder Desktop](../../user-guides/desktop/index.md) provides automatic port forwarding to every service running in your workspace.
Once Coder Connect is enabled, any port your application listens on is instantly accessible at `<workspace-name>.coder:PORT` from your local machine, with no additional commands or configuration.
This is the simplest option for most users. See the [Coder Desktop documentation](../../user-guides/desktop/index.md) for installation and setup.
## The `coder port-forward` command
This command can be used to forward TCP or UDP ports from the remote workspace