# SoftEther VPN

Cross-platform multi-protocol VPN software. Pull requests are welcome. The stable version is available at https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN_Stable.

Repository: https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/softether-vpn
Language: C
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: vpn-tunnel, vpn-protocols, softether-vpn, vpn, vpn-server, ssl-vpn, softethervpn, openvpn, l2tp, ipsec, ike, sstp, l2tpv3, etherip, tls, wfh, work-from-home, wireguard
Last push: 2026-08-22T18:12:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4626, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 411, "gap_med": 155.5, "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 13503, forks 2774 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:03.430485+00:00)

## What it is
SoftEther VPN is an open-source, cross-platform, multi-protocol VPN server and client software written in C. It supports SSL-VPN, OpenVPN, L2TP/IPsec, SSTP, L2TPv3, EtherIP, and WireGuard protocols, with an HTML5 admin console and JSON-RPC API.

## Use cases
- set up my own vpn server
- run a vpn server for remote work
- bypass government firewall restrictions
- support multiple vpn protocols on one server
- provide ssl vpn access for employees
- host an openvpn-compatible vpn server
- circumvent network censorship

## When to choose
- you need a single self-hosted VPN server supporting many protocols
- you need to tunnel through restrictive firewalls or NATs
- you want a web admin console and JSON-RPC API for VPN management
- you need cross-platform VPN server on Linux, Windows, macOS, or BSD

## When to avoid
- you only need a simple single-protocol VPN like plain WireGuard
- you want a lightweight consumer VPN client rather than a server
- you need a fully audited stable release and cannot tolerate experimental code

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: vpn, networking, security, cryptography, self-hosted
- domain: networking, security, privacy, censorship-circumvention, self-hosted
- platform: windows, bsd, cross-platform, cli
- tags: vpn-server, ssl-vpn, openvpn, l2tp, ipsec, sstp, wireguard, firewall-bypass, remote-work, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN (main) score 70
- SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN_Stable (mirror) score 41

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.430485+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 2026-08-29T17:13:15.233434+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.430485+00:00, sha 428d4f3e52a2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.