NetBird - WireGuard based VPN

[Adhok]

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.

Docker : YES

Webite: https://app.netbird.io/install
Github: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird#quickstart-with-self-hosted-netbird

[DanTheMan]

I am using Netbird for almost a year now and I must say it's rock steady.
Am using it for snmp monitoring and smb/nfs acces to allow only specific servers and or ports together.
This can be achieved by setting up the ACL's on the main page of Netbird (selfhosted).

I say this would be a very interesting potential app for Cloudron

[robi]

@DanTheMan Cool, perhaps you can contribute a guide for the community?

One notable thing is that Netbird uses Rosenpass.eu, allegedly post quantum secure set of algorithms that works with Wireguard.

[timka]

I really would also look forward to it.
@DanTheMan thank you for your tell - would also love to see a guide. Thank you!
And it's also made in Berlin

Just connecting some posts:

https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/7571/netbird-foss-noconf-mesh-vpn-using-wireguard-alternative-to-zerotier-tailscale-omniedge-netmaker-etc/8

https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/9787/netbird-on-cloudron-peer-to-peer-wireguard-vpn-network

https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/10873/netbird-server-is-an-open-source-project-and-can-be-self-hosted?_=1708248311856

[DanTheMan]

Because there's a interest for a write up about my experience with Netbird, i shall try to write something about it here in the forum in the upcoming time.
I never did a write up before, so a bit challenging but also fun and exciting to do for me

[timka]

@DanTheMan said in NetBird - WireGuard based VPN:

Because there's a interest for a write up about my experience with Netbird, i shall try to write something about it here in the forum in the upcoming time.
I never did a write up before, so a bit challenging but also fun and exciting to do for me

Looking forward to it, if you like some kind (if!) of feedback, write me

[DanTheMan]

@timka Thanks!! i appreciate that

[marcusquinn]

Firezone looked like the most versatile and user-friendly of the bunch when I looked into this:

• https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/7567/firezone-foss-noconf-mesh-vpn-using-wireguard-alternative-to-zerotier-tailscale-omniedge-netmaker-etc

[girish]

@DanTheMan thanks for the great writeup. I think it deserves a totally different post of it's own for the sake of keeping comments. So, I have moved it to https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/11158/netbird-installation-and-my-experience .

[Adhok]

@DanTheMan thanks for your amazing post.

I do not understand a thing. Is there a way to use Netbird on a cloudron app ?

[DanTheMan]

@Adhok Good question actually, but i haven't tried that one. Since i only use Netbird client on Cloudron to run backups from Cloudron to my homelab.