Narrowlink 0.2.0 - Peer-to-Peer Connectivity and TUN Interface
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Sajjad-Pourali · 2023-11-07 22:54

Hi selfhosters,

I wanted to share an update on Narrowlink, an open-source self-hosted
network access platform I introduced [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/s
elfhosted/comments/15nyvz7/narrowlink_network_access_platform_publish_
and/) a few months ago. If you don't remember what is narrowlink,
please take look on the [here](https://narrowlink.com/docs/intro).
I've just released version 0.2.0 which adds some major new
capabilities:

* **P2P connectivity**  \- Previously Narrowlink relied on a gateway
for all connections, but  now it can establish direct peer-to-peer
connectivity using the QUIC  protocol. This improves performance and
reduces latency. The old "relay  mode" is still available as a
fallback by default.

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[Establishing a peer-to-peer connection to a remote SSH server behind
a NAT](https://preview.redd.it/qq6cj97490zb1.png?width=1644&format=png
&auto=webp&s=4094d55e584c613ca9188622a8d44df37ab1d651)

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* **TUN interface** \-  Narrowlink can now optionally use a TUN
interface to receive traffic directly from the IP layer. This allows
it to support a wider variety of applications compared to just SOCKS
proxies. The TUN feature is  experimental so use with care.

There are also improvements to certificate handling, simplified access
control, and general stability/performance enhancements.

You can read all the details in my [full blog post
here](https://narrowlink.com/blog/Narrowlink-0.2.0-Peer-to-Peer-
Connectivity-and-TUN-Interface).

I'm grateful for all the encouragement and feedback from the community
so far.

Let me know if you have any questions!

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Defiant-Ad-5513 · 2023-11-08 21:16

Is there a multiarch docker container for the server part

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Sajjad-Pourali · 2023-11-08 21:33

Hello,


I still haven't created its docker container. I will most likely
create it in the next week and ping you here.