# mudler/edgevpn

:sailboat: The immutable, decentralized, statically built p2p VPN without any central server and automatic discovery! Create decentralized introspectable tunnels over p2p with shared tokens

Repository: https://github.com/mudler/edgevpn
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/edgevpn
Homepage: https://mudler.github.io/edgevpn
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: networking, vpn, nat, tunnel, golang, golang-library, blockchain, libp2p, p2p, holepunch, p2pvpn, cloudvpn, ipfs, ipfs-blockchain, mesh, mesh-networks, kubernetes
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:01:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1937, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": 7, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2067, forks 210 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:10.148985+00:00)

## What it is
EdgeVPN is a statically compiled, decentralized p2p VPN built on libp2p that creates private networks joined via shared tokens, with no central server. It also provides a reverse proxy for exposing TCP services, p2p file transfer, an embedded DNS server, and a Go library for embedding distributed p2p ledgers.

## Use cases
- create a vpn without a central server
- connect machines behind nat with hole punching
- expose a local tcp service like ngrok
- send files securely between peers
- build a decentralized kubernetes cluster network
- embed p2p networking in a go application

## When to choose
- you need a serverless, decentralized vpn with automatic peer discovery
- you want to share services or files over p2p without a vpn tunnel
- you need a go library for p2p networking or a distributed ledger
- you want decentralized IP assignment and DNS for a mesh network

## When to avoid
- you need a traditional managed vpn with centralized access control
- you require strict trusted-zone enforcement, since token holders can still join
- you need high-throughput enterprise vpn performance
- you want a polished commercial product with support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: vpn, networking, p2p, proxy, file-upload, security
- domain: networking, privacy, self-hosted, microservices, security
- platform: windows, go, cross-platform, cli
- tags: libp2p, mesh-vpn, decentralized, hole-punching, nat-traversal, shared-token, reverse-proxy, blockchain-ledger, kubernetes, ngrok-alternative, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- mudler/edgevpn (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.148985+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:56:49.661184+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mudler/edgevpn (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:10.148985+00:00, sha 2ead150dd652)
  - homepage: https://mudler.github.io/edgevpn (fetched 2026-08-29T10:37:04.778845+00:00, sha e7fd30105992)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.