# tonarino/innernet

A private network system that uses WireGuard under the hood.

Repository: https://github.com/tonarino/innernet
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/innernet
Homepage: https://blog.tonari.no/introducing-innernet
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-28T12:00:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 67, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1983, "days_push": 36, "days_rel": 62, "gap_med": 160.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5535, forks 213 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:22.043029+00:00)

## What it is
innernet is a self-hosted private network (overlay VPN) system built on WireGuard, with a coordination server and client CLI written in Rust. It manages peers, IP allocation, CIDR-based access control, and NAT holepunching automatically.

## Use cases
- set up a private mesh VPN for my team
- self-hosted alternative to Tailscale
- manage WireGuard peers without editing config files
- create CIDR-based network access control
- connect machines behind NAT with holepunching
- build an overlay network across servers and laptops

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source, self-hosted WireGuard overlay network
- you need peer management and automatic IP allocation instead of hand-edited configs
- you want ACLs based on CIDR blocks
- you prefer simple server/client architecture over complex consensus systems

## When to avoid
- you need an independently security-audited solution for high-risk environments
- you want a fully managed hosted service with zero infrastructure
- you need features like SSO or identity-provider integration out of the box
- you require Windows or mobile client support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: networking, vpn, security, cli, self-hosted
- domain: networking, security, self-hosted, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: rust, cli
- tags: wireguard, overlay-network, mesh-vpn, nat-holepunching, cidr-acl, tailscale-alternative, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- tonarino/innernet (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:22.043029+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 2026-08-29T17:55:44.348476+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tonarino/innernet (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:22.043029+00:00, sha 485f182cc803)
  - homepage: https://blog.tonari.no/introducing-innernet (fetched 2026-08-29T08:51:05.237675+00:00, sha f608ccc9fc38)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/innernet (fetched 2026-08-29T08:51:05.247277+00:00, sha 8e1878812b19)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.