gravitl/netmaker
Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Netmaker automates fast, secure, and distributed virtual networks. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
91/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 76
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 53.5
- age_days: 1987
- days_rel: 82
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 11
Adoption not part of the score
11763 stars · 651 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Netmaker is an open-source platform that automates the creation and management of WireGuard-based virtual mesh networks, from homelab to enterprise scale. It provides a server with an admin UI plus a netclient agent to build peer-to-peer overlay networks with gateways, ACLs, DNS, and metrics.
Use cases
- set up a self-hosted WireGuard mesh VPN across my servers
- connect remote employees securely to the office network
- link multiple office or cloud sites with site-to-site networking
- replace a legacy VPN with a faster WireGuard overlay
- manage a fleet of edge devices behind CGNAT or firewalls
- create a full-tunnel VPN with an internet egress gateway
- control which devices can talk to each other with ACLs
When to choose
- you want fast, kernel-level WireGuard performance with automated peer configuration
- you need self-hosted mesh networking with a central management UI and API
- you need remote access gateways, site-to-site routing, relays, and failover in one platform
- you want zero-trust access control and private DNS across a distributed network
When to avoid
- you only need a simple single-server VPN without mesh management overhead
- you prefer a fully managed service and don't want to run a control server
- you need a non-WireGuard protocol or unsupported client platforms
- you require a permissive open-source license for commercial redistribution (license is custom)
Facets
service · maturity active
vpn networking security self-hosted monitoring auth networking security self-hosted infrastructure-as-code windows self-hosted go wireguard mesh-vpn overlay-network zero-trust site-to-site sd-wan remote-access egress-gateway acl private-dns devops linux macos docker kubernetes
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker · fetched 2026-08-28 · 30a798dd0b4a
- homepage: https://netmaker.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5057270adbd2
- site_page: https://www.netmaker.io/features/egress · fetched 2026-08-29 · bdc03696bf8e
- site_page: https://www.netmaker.io/features/mesh · fetched 2026-08-29 · b71973f6bb95
- site_page: https://www.netmaker.io/features/remote-access · fetched 2026-08-29 · a285ff9978af
- site_page: https://www.netmaker.io/features/relay · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5baeef11a6ad
- site_page: https://www.netmaker.io/features/acls · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9baeaf14ea3a
- site_page: https://www.netmaker.io/features/dns · fetched 2026-08-29 · c944dab6de44
- site_page: https://www.netmaker.io/features/metrics · fetched 2026-08-29 · c41cdf6c88a6
- site_page: https://www.netmaker.io/features/failover · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0dc3eb46d095
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| gravitl/netmaker | main | 91 |
For agents
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