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tinc

VPN daemon that builds an encrypted mesh network

Remote Access & VPN ★ 2.3k stars Medium setup GPL-2.0

tinc is an open-source VPN daemon that uses tunneling and encryption to create a secure private mesh network between hosts. It is fully self-hosted and automatically routes traffic between peers.

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Key features

  • Mesh VPN routing
  • Automatic full-mesh peering
  • Encrypted tunnels
  • Self-hosted daemon

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Active community (2.3k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM

Is tinc secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for tinc's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

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

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