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Netmaker

WireGuard-based virtual networks with a management server

Remote Access & VPN ★ 11.8k stars Medium setup Apache-2.0

Netmaker is an open-source platform for building and managing fast WireGuard-based virtual networks. It provides a self-hosted server and dashboard for connecting devices across locations.

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Key features

  • WireGuard mesh networks
  • Self-hosted control server
  • Web dashboard
  • Site-to-site VPN

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 11.8k GitHub stars
  • Written in Go

Is Netmaker secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect Netmaker's latest release (v1.7.0). OSV.dev lists 13 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-32599, published 2026-09-15 (29 days ago), fixed in 1.5.0

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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