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    netbirdio/netbird

    #119 this week

    NetBird securely connects people, machines and AI agents across any network with one identity-based Zero Trust platform. Powered by peer-to-peer WireGuard®

    30.9K stars
    1.8K forks
    135 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 11, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #2 among Networking repositories ranked this week, and #4 over the last 30 days; #119 of 163 repositories with measured growth this week (top 73%).

    This week's +267 stars is ahead of its 30-day pace of about +213 per week.

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 177 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #9 in the weekly ranking the week of Jan 4, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Creates a secure WireGuard-based overlay network with centralized access control, SSO, MFA, and granular policies for device connectivity.
    • Eliminates complex VPN setup by automating peer-to-peer connections, NAT traversal, and access management in a single platform.
    • Use for enabling secure remote access to organizational resources with multi-factor authentication and identity provider integration.
    • Use for building private mesh networks across heterogeneous infrastructure including Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and OpenWRT devices.
    • Use for self-hosting a zero-trust network solution with automated provisioning, private DNS, and activity logging for compliance.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

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    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    Start using NetBird at netbird.io

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    NetBird combines a configuration-free peer-to-peer private network and a centralized access control system in a single platform, making it easy to create secure private networks for your organization or home.

    Connect. NetBird creates a WireGuard-based overlay network that automatically connects your machines over an encrypted tunnel, leaving behind the hassle of opening ports, complex firewall rules, VPN gateways, and so forth.

    Secure. NetBird enables secure remote access by applying granular access policies while allowing you to manage them intuitively from a single place. Works universally on any infrastructure.

    Excerpt from the netbirdio/netbird README on GitHub (NOASSERTION license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 14: +24Aug 15: +14Aug 16: +19Aug 17: +31Aug 18: +30Aug 19: +23Sep 4: +17Sep 5: +53Sep 6: +22Sep 7: +27Sep 8: +18Sep 9: +50Sep 10: +36Sep 11: +45Sep 12: +9Sep 17: +76Sep 20: +8Nov 2: +102Nov 3: +49Nov 4: +55Nov 5: +47Nov 6: +32Nov 7: +35Nov 8: +22Nov 9: +35Nov 10: +41Nov 11: +29

    +2,511 stars over 90 days across 34 snapshot days; best day +102 on Nov 2.

    Forks

    1.8K+245

    Open issues

    803-764

    Compared with peers in Networking

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