# meshbird/meshbird

Distributed private networking

Repository: https://github.com/meshbird/meshbird
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/meshbird
Homepage: https://meshbird.com
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: distributed, network, vpn, privacy, security
Last push: 2026-03-04T03:03:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 70, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3874, "days_push": 182, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3526, forks 209 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:08.086264+00:00)

## What it is
Meshbird is an open-source cloud-native distributed private networking tool that creates encrypted peer-to-peer overlay networks across multiple regions and clouds. It is a single Go binary that joins nodes into a private mesh VPN using a shared key.

## Use cases
- create a private network across multiple cloud providers
- connect servers in different regions into one secure mesh
- set up a peer-to-peer VPN without a central server
- encrypt traffic between distributed nodes
- build a multi-cloud private overlay network
- give containers and VMs a shared private IP space

## When to choose
- you need a decentralized mesh VPN with no central controller
- you want a single lightweight binary to link multi-cloud infrastructure
- you need high-throughput encrypted tunnels between nodes

## When to avoid
- you need polished GUI management or identity-based access control like Tailscale
- you need mature enterprise support and extensive documentation
- you only need a simple point-to-point tunnel

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: vpn, networking, security, cryptography
- domain: networking, security, privacy, cloud-computing, microservices
- platform: windows, go, cli, cross-platform
- tags: mesh-networking, overlay-network, p2p, multi-cloud, wireguard-alternative, tunnel, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- meshbird/meshbird (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:08.086264+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 2026-08-29T18:35:10.020759+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/meshbird/meshbird (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:08.086264+00:00, sha 96c0a86cf38d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.