# freelan-developers/freelan

The main freelan repository.

Repository: https://github.com/freelan-developers/freelan
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/freelan
Homepage: http://www.freelan.org
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-07-31T19:17:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5243, "days_push": 1129, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1376, forks 209 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:33.238767+00:00)

## What it is
FreeLAN is an open-source, peer-to-peer VPN application written in C++ that creates secure virtual networks over the internet. It supports flexible topologies from client-server to full-mesh, operating at the Ethernet or IPv4/IPv6 levels with certificate or passphrase-based security.

## Use cases
- set up a secure peer-to-peer VPN between my machines
- create a full-mesh virtual private network with friends or coworkers
- connect remote offices into one virtual LAN
- build a VPN with a shared passphrase instead of certificates
- run a self-hosted VPN node on Linux, Windows, or macOS
- emulate an Ethernet or IPv4/IPv6 network over the internet

## When to choose
- you want a highly-configurable, self-hosted VPN with flexible topologies
- you need peer-to-peer or mesh networking rather than a single server
- you prefer open-source software you can build yourself

## When to avoid
- you want a polished GUI or a commercial VPN service
- you need a consumer-friendly one-click VPN setup
- you require active ongoing development or commercial support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: vpn, networking, security, cryptography, p2p
- domain: networking, security, privacy, censorship-circumvention, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: vpn-software, peer-to-peer, mesh-networking, virtual-network, tunneling, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- freelan-developers/freelan (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:33.238767+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 2026-08-30T04:40:29.802697+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/freelan-developers/freelan (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:33.238767+00:00, sha 25f93c37e207)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.