connect to your Home Server from ANYWHERE - Self Hosted Overlay VPN (Full NetBird Walkthrough)
Netbird is an AWESOME tool for remote connecting into devices, networks, and peers. Better yet, it's open source and they give the option to completely self-host it. No centralized VPN server with NetBird as your devices and networks connect to each other directly over a fast encrypted tunnel. Creating a high-performance point-to-point WireGuard overlay network that connects machines running anywhere in just a few clicks.
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Website: https://netbird.io/
Github: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird
Docs: https://docs.netbird.io/
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⏰ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - What is Netbird?
03:26 - Cloud v Self-Host
05:37 - Account and Setup Keys
06:25 - Installing Peer (Linux)
08:16 - Installing Peer (Docker)
10:12 - Creating a Network
11:06 - Routing Peer
12:06 - High Availability
12:47 - First Connection
13:39 - Subnet Policy
14:28 - Peer-to-Peer Connection (PBS Example)
17:38 - DNS Server
19:32 - Policies Deep Dive
23:05 - Users and Custom Permissions
26:20 - Add Group to Subnet Policy
27:01 - Self-Hosted Setup
31:33 - Outro