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Nostr VPN
Decentralized VPN daemon and web UI built on the Nostr protocol for P2P tunnels.
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Use Cases
About
What Nostr VPN does
Nostr VPN is a decentralized VPN daemon and web UI built on the Nostr protocol. It creates peer-to-peer encrypted tunnels without central servers, using Nostr relays for peer discovery and key exchange. Manage connections and monitor status via the built-in web interface.
Install Flow
How to self-host Nostr VPN
Nostr VPN can be deployed with standard Docker Compose using the Yantr app catalog. This page collects the basic information searchers usually need first: what Nostr VPN does, which Docker image Yantr uses, default ports, deployment notes, and where to find the original compose template.
After deployment, Yantr lets you publish additional ports from the stack page using Docker-style syntax. Use 8080:8080 for a fixed host port or just 8080 to let Docker assign a random port.
Use Cases
What people run it for
- Create encrypted peer-to-peer tunnels between devices without relying on centralized VPN servers.
- Use Nostr identity keys to authenticate and establish VPN connections with other Nostr users.
Technical Details
Ports, image, and service metadata
Ports
| Port | Protocol | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 38080 | HTTP | Web UI |
Docker Image
ghcr.io/mmalmi/nostr-vpn-umbrel:v4.0.47
Service Name
daemon
Notes
Things to know before you deploy
- The daemon requires NET_ADMIN capability and access to /dev/net/tun for creating VPN tunnel interfaces.
- The daemon runs in host network mode to manage system-level routing.
- Both services share a single named volume for config and state. Do not run multiple instances on the same host.
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