Zerotier any better than normal vpn

[robertkwild]

Hi all,

Just come across a new vpn or if it is that, called zerotier

https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/how-tos/zerotier.html

I have already on my firewall ipsec openvpn and wireguard

Just wondering if anyone's used it and what you think

Thanks,
Rob

[Patrick M. Hausen]

That product is completely out of consideration for me after reading this line in the docs:

Firstly, it is important that you have signed up to Zerotier at the Zerotier Portal.

VPN means "virtual private network". I.e. I control each and every single node.

[robertkwild]

Exactly what I was thinking, a vpn should be under your control and not some cloud server to manage it

I think you can install the server yourself in your network

Is this it

https://docs.zerotier.com/self-hosting/introduction/

You can't tho self host the controller with Web gui

[bimbar]

It's not better or worse, it's different and occasionally useful.