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SoftEther VPN

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SoftEther VPN — a cross-platform, multi-protocol VPN server

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Stars
13,546
Primary language
C
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
Sep 2, 2026

Overview

SoftEther VPN is multi-protocol VPN software for remote access and site-to-site connections. This repository is the Developer Edition, which receives new features before the separately distributed Stable Edition intended for stable operation.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Connect different VPN clients and networks through one server

One server supports SSL-VPN, WireGuard, OpenVPN, IPsec, L2TP, SSTP, L2TPv3, and EtherIP. The README also describes NAT and firewall traversal, Dynamic DNS, a Windows GUI, an HTML5 administration console, and a JSON-RPC API.

Sources: [1]

For remote access and site links with mixed protocols

It fits environments that must preserve existing clients while consolidating connection methods, including tests without a fixed global IP address. Start with a limited connection test for each operating system, authentication method, and client protocol.

Sources: [1]

Choose the Developer or Stable Edition for the workload

Code in this repository is experimental; the production-oriented Stable Edition lives in another repository. The README comparison shows that features such as WireGuard are Developer-only. Follow the official guidance when antivirus software flags a Windows installer as a false positive.

Sources: [1]

Official sources

  1. [1]SoftEther VPN README(2026-09-13)
Supplemental curator note

Selected as a Japanese project that built a discoverable compound brand and separates experimental and stable intent across two repositories.

Growth

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13,546 Stars

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Development activity

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Commits (last 30 days)
34
Open PRs
22

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GitHub Topics

  • vpn-tunnel
  • vpn-protocols
  • softether-vpn
  • vpn
  • vpn-server
  • ssl-vpn
  • softethervpn
  • openvpn
  • l2tp
  • ipsec
  • ike
  • sstp
Stars
13,546
Forks
2,778
Watchers
657
Open issues
274
Primary language
C
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
Sep 2, 2026
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