# mysteriumnetwork/node

Mysterium Network Node -  official implementation of distributed VPN network (dVPN) protocol

Repository: https://github.com/mysteriumnetwork/node
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mysteriumnetwork-node
Homepage: https://mysterium.network
Language: Go
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: vpn, vpn-server, vpn-client, vpnfree, distributed, distributed-systems, blockchain, golang, networking
Last push: 2026-08-17T06:27:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3507, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 48}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1348, forks 355 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:27.748073+00:00)

## What it is
Mysterium Node is the official Go implementation of the Mysterium decentralized VPN (dVPN) network protocol, letting users run nodes that provide or consume VPN services. It includes the node server, a client API (Tequila), and a console CLI client, using WireGuard as the underlying VPN transport with blockchain-based payments.

## Use cases
- run a decentralized VPN node and earn MYST tokens
- connect to a dVPN network for private browsing
- self-host a VPN server on a Raspberry Pi or VPS
- route traffic through a distributed peer-to-peer VPN
- build applications on top of the Mysterium network via the Tequila API
- circumvent geo-blocks and censorship with a blockchain VPN

## When to choose
- you want to participate in or build on a decentralized VPN marketplace
- you prefer blockchain-based micropayments for VPN bandwidth
- you need a self-hosted VPN node with WireGuard transport on Linux or Docker

## When to avoid
- you just need a simple traditional VPN server like WireGuard or OpenVPN without crypto payments
- you require a polished consumer VPN app rather than node infrastructure
- you cannot accept the GPL-3.0 license or blockchain dependency

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: vpn, networking, cryptography, cli, http-server
- domain: privacy, networking, censorship-circumvention, blockchain, self-hosted, microservices
- platform: windows, go, cross-platform
- tags: dvpn, decentralized-vpn, wireguard, blockchain-payments, myst, node-software, raspberry-pi, cryptocurrency, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- mysteriumnetwork/node (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:27.748073+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 2026-08-30T04:42:26.184745+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mysteriumnetwork/node (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:27.748073+00:00, sha 94e922be84e3)
  - homepage: https://mysterium.network (fetched 2026-08-29T12:01:30.213614+00:00, sha 6e329c096492)
  - site_page: https://www.mysterium.network/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:01:30.217317+00:00, sha 0fa47c9f6400)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.