Does Cloudflare CDN require any specific outbound ports to be open on my origin server?

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Does Cloudflare CDN require any specific outbound ports to be open on my origin server?
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Yes, your origin server needs to have outbound ports 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTPS) open to allow Cloudflare's edge servers to connect and fetch your content. If your origin server is behind a firewall, ensure these ports are permitted for outgoing connections to Cloudflare's IP ranges.