{"repo":"anywherelan/awl","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/anywherelan/awl","clone":"git clone https://github.com/anywherelan/awl.git","description":"Securely connect your devices into a private network. Mesh VPN, socks5 proxy server/client","language":"Go","stars":657,"topics":["vpn","mesh-networks","p2p","golang","virtual-network","vpn-server","libp2p","cross-platform","vpn-client","vpn-service"],"license":"MPL-2.0","category":"networking-infra","readme_excerpt":"Table of contents - About - Why Anywherelan - Features - Screenshots - How it works - Security - Reproducible builds - Installation - The web UI - Android - Windows ( awl-tray ) - macOS - Linux desktop ( awl-tray ) - Linux server ( awl ) - Connecting devices - Using devices as SOCKS5 proxy - VPN gateway (full-tunnel exit node) - Configuration - Config file location - Example config - Monitoring - Terminal-based client - Common examples - Upgrading - Platform notes & known limitations - Contributing - License About Anywherelan (awl for brevity) is a peer-to-peer mesh VPN for connecting your own devices to each other, at the IP level, from wherever they are. A laptop behind a NAT, a home server, an old phone — give each one a stable .awl address and they can reach each other as if they were on the same LAN. awl is fully decentralized: no coordination server, no account, no control plane — nothing to pay for, nothing to sign up for, nothing that can be shut down from the outside. Everything awl needs is in this repository, under an open-source license. awl is aimed at personal use: selfhosters, groups of friends, small device fleets (roughly 10s). It is not a replacement for commercial mesh VPNs in a team setting — there are no ACLs, tags, SSO, or admin dashboards. Some things people use it for: - SSH / RDP / VNC into your home or work laptop from anywhere, without port forwarding or exposing anything to the internet - reach selfhosted services (Nextcloud, Home Assistant, Bitwar","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/anywherelan","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/anywherelan/awl/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}