# pojntfx/weron

Overlay networks based on WebRTC.

Repository: https://github.com/pojntfx/weron
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/weron
Language: Go
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: golang, nat, networking, overlay-network, p2p, pion, tuntap, vpn, webrtc
Last push: 2025-04-22T00:29:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 30/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 17, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1647, "days_push": 499, "days_rel": 499, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2109, forks 80 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:14.113512+00:00)

## What it is
weron is a Go-based tool and library that creates lean, fast, and secure overlay networks using WebRTC. It connects nodes behind NATs and firewalls via STUN/TURN traversal and exposes a simple API for building peer-to-peer protocols.

## Use cases
- ssh into homelab machines behind NAT without port forwarding
- create a secure VPN-like mesh between devices
- join on-prem nodes into a cloud Kubernetes cluster network
- bypass network censorship using WebRTC traffic
- encrypt traffic between nodes on a local network
- build custom peer-to-peer distributed applications

## When to choose
- you need NAT/firewall traversal without port forwarding
- you want a lightweight WebRTC-based overlay or mesh VPN
- you need to tunnel traffic through restrictive networks
- you want a Go library for writing P2P protocols with reconnects and multiple datachannels

## When to avoid
- you need a mature, battle-tested VPN like WireGuard or Tailscale
- you need high-throughput routing where WebRTC overhead matters
- you need centralized management and ACLs for large fleets
- you need non-AGPL-3.0 licensing for your product

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: vpn, networking, p2p, proxy, security
- domain: networking, privacy, self-hosted, censorship-circumvention, microservices
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli, go
- tags: webrtc, overlay-network, tuntap, nat-traversal, mesh-vpn, pion, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- pojntfx/weron (main) score 30

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:14.113512+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 2026-08-30T02:53:51.400236+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pojntfx/weron (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:14.113512+00:00, sha 4a6f39e8de35)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.