Wesher
Automatic WireGuard mesh overlay network
Wesher is an open-source tool that creates and manages an encrypted WireGuard mesh overlay network between cluster nodes. It handles key exchange and peer discovery for self-hosted private networking.
Key features
- Automatic mesh networking
- Gossip-based discovery
- WireGuard encryption
- Zero central server
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- Written in Go
- Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM
Wesher replaces
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