Open Source Networking & Connectivity Software
Networking & Connectivity tools establish secure tunnels and manage traffic flow between remote devices and private servers. These tools solve the problem of exposing internal services to the internet by using reverse proxies and encrypted overlays. This type of software serves system administrators and privacy-conscious users who need to manage network routing and access controls. Self-hosting these apps ensures that encryption keys and traffic logs remain on local hardware rather than on external servers. This approach prevents external entities from monitoring connection metadata or controlling network access.
This page lists 21 open source tools in the Networking & Connectivity category. The most popular are Clash Verge, Tailscale and Netbird. Most use the Apache-2.0 or GPL-3.0 license, and 15 offer an official Docker image.
Clash Verge
A cross platform GUI client for managing rule based network tunnels and proxy configurations via Tauri.
Tailscale
Creates private WireGuard networks to connect devices across clouds, VPCs, and on-premises networks without modifying firewall rules.
Netbird
Creates a WireGuard based overlay network with centralized access control for secure peer to peer connectivity.
Clash Party
A graphical user interface for the Mihomo core to manage network proxies and subscription configurations.
Pangolin
Provides identity-based remote access to private networks and web applications using WireGuard and reverse proxy tunnels.
Gotify
A self-hosted server for sending and receiving real-time messages via a REST API and WebSockets.
OpenVPN
Creates secure point to point or site to site connections using a tunneling daemon for encrypted network traffic.
Clash Nyanpasu
A desktop graphical user interface for managing rule based network tunnels and proxy configurations.
Centrifugo
A scalable real-time messaging server that delivers messages to online users via various supported transports.
Outline
Create and manage a private VPN server to provide secure internet access across multiple desktop platforms.
FireZone
Manage remote access with zero trust policies and peer to peer connections built on the WireGuard protocol.
Warpgate
A transparent bastion host for managing secure access to SSH, HTTPS, Kubernetes, MySQL, PostgreSQL, RDP and VNC.
Mullvad VPN
A privacy preserving VPN client for desktop and mobile that secures internet traffic using WireGuard.
Outline Server
A proxy server running a Shadowsocks instance with a REST API for managing access keys.
Cosmos Server
Manage and secure home servers with a built-in reverse proxy, authentication server, and container management system.
Tinyproxy
A light-weight HTTP and SSL proxy daemon designed for small network settings and POSIX operating systems.
Pomerium
An identity and context-aware reverse proxy for secure, clientless connections to internal web applications and services.
sish
Create HTTP, HTTPS, WebSocket, and TCP tunnels to localhost using standard SSH without custom clients.
OpenZiti
A zero-trust networking platform that makes network services invisible to unauthorized users through cryptographic identity.
Defguard
A self-hosted remote access platform combining WireGuard VPN with identity management and multi-factor authentication.
AnyCable
Realtime server providing reliable two way communication for backends using WebSockets and Server Sent Events.
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