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Top 11 C++ VPN Projects
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Tailscale uses Go https://tailscale.com/security#tailscale-is-written-in-go which might explain the larger sizes.
A cursory look through https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne shows more C++ and some Rust. Not sure how much static linking is involved here.
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Project mention: Russia has started indiscriminately blocking all OpenVPN/WireGuard connections | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-01-20
Some good news amidst this doom and gloom: I just installed AmneziaVPN (https://amnezia.org) on my VPS and it works great so far -- and pretty fast as well.
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tinyfecVPN
A VPN Designed for Lossy Links, with Build-in Forward Error Correction(FEC) Support. Improves your Network Quality on a High-latency Lossy Link.
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openvpn3
OpenVPN 3 is a C++ class library that implements the functionality of an OpenVPN client, and is protocol-compatible with the OpenVPN 2.x branch.
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husarnet
Husarnet is a Peer-to-Peer VPN to connect your laptops, servers and microcontrollers over the Internet with zero configuration.
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Unable to log into qBittorrent
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GlobalProtect VPN and browser configuration
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Mozilla VPN: CVE-2023-4104: vpndaemon wrongly implements Polkit authentication
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Index
What are some of the best open-source VPN projects in C++? This list will help you:
| Project | Stars | |
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| 1 | ZeroTier | 14,826 |
| 2 | amnezia-client | 6,233 |
| 3 | i2pd | 3,320 |
| 4 | tinyfecVPN | 2,351 |
| 5 | loki-network | 1,813 |
| 6 | openvpn3 | 1,012 |
| 7 | openvpn3-linux | 575 |
| 8 | mozilla-vpn-client | 487 |
| 9 | husarnet | 320 |
| 10 | ovpn-dco-win | 50 |
| 11 | NordVPNKrunner | 13 |
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