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Best Encrypted Remote Access & VPN for self-hosting

The 76 best Encrypted remote access & vpn you can self-host, ranked by community traction.

At a glance

AppDeploy effortDifficultyMin. RAMLicense★ Stars
RustDeskUnder-an-hour setupEasy256 MBAGPL-3.0125,746
frpUnder-an-hour setupMedium64 MBApache-2.0109,890
HeadscaleUnder-an-hour setupMedium128 MBBSD-3-Clause44,608
TailscaleRead-the-docs projectEasy64 MBBSD-3-Clause37,460
JumpServerUnder-an-hour setupMedium4,096 MBGPL-3.031,769
Algo VPNRead-the-docs projectEasy256 MBAGPL-3.030,415
NetBirdUnder-an-hour setupMedium256 MBBSD-3-Clause29,940
WG-EasyUnder-an-hour setupEasy128 MBAGPL-3.027,128
Neko≈5-minute setupMedium2,048 MBApache-2.022,488
TeleportUnder-an-hour setupHard1,024 MBAGPL-3.020,989

Quick picks

Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Encrypted within the remote access & vpn category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.

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