Description
#NetBird #WireGuard #RemoteNetworking #SelfHosted #ZeroTrust #RemoteWork
NetBird is an open-source remote networking tool built on WireGuard, with over 27.1k+ Stars on GitHub. It adopts a networking approach similar to Tailscale, allowing devices in different regions and network environments to quickly form a secure private network. However, compared to some commercial solutions, NetBird supports complete self-hosting of the control plane, meaning that identity authentication, management backend, and network control can all be deployed on your own server, truly keeping the entire chain under your control, making it more suitable for enterprises, teams, and users with high data privacy requirements.
With the high performance and low latency features of WireGuard, NetBird can easily connect cloud servers, office computers, home NAS, Raspberry Pi, and other devices, achieving secure interconnection across regions. It also provides modern network management capabilities such as access control, device management, and single sign-on, making remote networking simple and secure.
Software Features
- Built on WireGuard to create a high-speed, secure encrypted network.
- Supports remote networking, allowing devices in different networks to interconnect.
- Similar user experience to Tailscale, while supporting complete self-hosting of the control plane.
- Supports multi-platform interconnection including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, etc.
- Supports Docker deployment for easy and quick setup of management services.
- Provides a web management backend for unified management of devices and networks.
- Supports ACL (Access Control List) for flexible control of access permissions between different devices.
- Supports SSO single sign-on, compatible with identity authentication services like Google, GitHub, Microsoft Entra ID, Keycloak, etc.
- Automatically establishes peer-to-peer connections and supports communication through relay nodes when direct connections are not possible.
- Supports various use cases such as home lab (Homelab), remote work, development testing, and enterprise intranet interconnection.
Download Link
GitHub:
https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird