zerotier/ZeroTierOne
A Smart Ethernet Switch for Earth observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
84/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 62
- 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: 152.5
- age_days: 4879
- days_rel: 97
- days_push: 30
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
17047 stars · 1973 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
ZeroTier is a software-defined networking tool that creates secure virtual Ethernet networks spanning devices, VMs, containers, and clouds worldwide. It combines a cryptographically addressed peer-to-peer network with an Ethernet emulation layer, providing encrypted end-to-end connectivity with SDN-style access control.
Use cases
- connect devices across the internet as if on the same LAN
- replace legacy VPN with a mesh overlay network
- link servers across multiple cloud providers
- give remote workers access to a home lab or self-hosted services
- network containers and VMs across hosts
- set up micro-segmented virtual networks with access control rules
When to choose
- you need secure device-to-device connectivity without port forwarding or hardware
- you want peer-to-peer performance instead of a centralized VPN chokepoint
- you need to bridge cloud, data center, and edge environments
- you want fine-grained network access control with cryptographic identity
When to avoid
- you need a fully open-source solution including the network controller (it is source-available, not free)
- you require simple site-to-site IPsec/WireGuard tunnels rather than L2 virtual networks
- you depend on vendor-managed infrastructure with strict compliance certifications in the free tier
Facets
application · maturity stable
networking p2p vpn security cryptography networking security self-hosted microservices windows cross-platform cli sd-wan sdn virtual-network mesh-vpn overlay-network zero-trust peer-to-peer linux macos android ios
9 sources
- readme: https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne · fetched 2026-08-28 · 311de1a96f88
- homepage: https://zerotier.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 80288993d953
- site_page: https://docs.zerotier.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3d63f0e7f3f8
- site_page: https://www.zerotier.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 412790c195e5
- site_page: https://docs.zerotier.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3d63f0e7f3f8
- site_page: https://docs.zerotier.com/quickstart · fetched 2026-08-29 · b978c428dfda
- site_page: https://docs.zerotier.com/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 02085d030737
- site_page: https://www.zerotier.com/platform · fetched 2026-08-29 · 52646e292bc4
- site_page: https://www.zerotier.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7ced4ec3e960
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zerotier/ZeroTierOne | main | 84 |
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