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    mmalmi/nostr-vpn

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    Rust
    MIT
    1.2K stars
    113 forks
    1.2K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 25, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 6 days ago, with 6 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a private mesh VPN using a FIPS-backed data plane with CLI, daemon, and native apps for multiple platforms.
    • Enables secure, direct peer-to-peer VPN tunnels with automatic Nostr identity key generation and multi-platform native app support.
    • Use for creating secure, private mesh networks across diverse devices with seamless invite-based network sharing.
    • Use for integrating VPN functionality into desktop and mobile apps with a shared Rust app-core and native platform shells.
    • Use for deploying privacy-focused VPN services on Linux servers or embedded systems using Docker and service packages.

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

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    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

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    From the README

    Canonical repository: git.iris.to (htree://npub1xdhnr9mrv47kkrn95k6cwecearydeh8e895990n3acntwvmgk2dsdeeycm/nostr-vpn). GitHub is a mirror.

    nostr-vpn is a Tailscale-style private mesh VPN built around a FIPS-backed data plane. It includes the nvpn CLI/daemon, a shared native app core, and native shells for desktop and mobile platforms.

    Release artifacts currently cover native Apple Silicon macOS, Linux x64, Windows x64, Android arm64, and headless CLI archives for Apple Silicon macOS, Windows x64, Linux x86_64, and Linux arm64. Intel macOS is source-only for now.

    Use the printed invite on another device; do not paste the example placeholder:

    For the background daemon flow used by desktop apps:

    On Windows, run nvpn service install from an elevated shell instead of using sudo.

    Excerpt from the mmalmi/nostr-vpn README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

    113+9

    Open issues

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