Netmaker
WireGuard-based virtual networks with a management server
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.
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 11.7k GitHub stars
- Written in Go
Netmaker replaces
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