macOS FAQ
OS / Platform Notes macOS macOS FAQ On this page Start and Stop ZeroTier on your Mac The ZeroTier menubar app is a separate process from the system service that makes ZeroTier work. You can quit the menubar app from it's menu and the system service will continue to run. To stop/start the ZeroTier system service, open Terminal.app and paste these commSome readersWindows FAQ
OS / Platform Notes Windows Windows FAQ On this page Installing ZeroTier over Windows Remote Desktop Using the graphical ZeroTier installer won't work in an RDP session. There is a command-line workaround, open a PowerShell with Administrative Privileges and paste: msiexec /i "C:PathToZeroTier One.msi" Try the mSome readersRouter Config Tips
OS / Platform Notes Routers Router Config Tips On this page ZeroTier is designed to work in as many environments as possible. We provide multiple layers of fallback so that some level of connectivity can be achieved through even the most restrictive or broken physical networks. But "some level of connectivity" does not mean "optimal connectivity." This page details the physical network configuration that we recommend for best results. If your neSome readersUnknown Node ID
OS / Platform Notes Windows Unknown Node ID Is the Windows ZeroTier tray app saying "Unknown" for the Node ID? That means the ZeroTier One system service isn't running for some reason. Here's how to turn it back on. Open the Start Menu Start typing "services" Open Services (desktop app) Find ZeroTier One at the bottom of the list Start it (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/da97fc892f343000/9afde5af-e613-498Some readersOpenWRT
OS / Platform Notes Routers OpenWRT On this page The OpenWRT Project is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices. ZeroTierOne is available as a package from the primary OpenWRT project, as well as many OpenWRT-based platforms including Teltonika RutOS and GL.iNET portable routers.Few readersAndroid FAQ
OS / Platform Notes Android Android FAQ On this page Where do I get the ZeroTier Android app? Install from Google Play or download the latest ZeroTierOne.apk from here. Does the ZeroTier One Android app share user data with third paFew readers📄️ Router Config Tips📄️ Corporate Firewalls📄️ Teltonika Networks📄️ MikroTik📄️ OpenWRT📄️ OPNsense📄️ Ubiquiti📄️ Route between ZeroTier and Physical Networks
📄️ Router Config Tips How to make your router and ZeroTier play nice (/routertips)Few readersLAN Game Announcements
OS / Platform Notes Windows LAN Game Announcements On this page On Windows, users trying to use LAN games, Bonjour/mDNS, or other broadcast or multicast protocols may have problems with those protocols announcing over ZeroTier networks. This is a known Windows issue, and a work-around is documented on Microsoft Technet (https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/72e7387a-9f2c-4bf4-a004-c89ddde1c8aa/how-to-fix-the-global-broadcast-Few readersASUSTOR
OS / Platform Notes NAS ASUSTOR On this page Install Download Latest ZeroTier package: https://download.zerotier.com/dist/asustor Manually install: App Central -Management (bottom left) -Manual Install. Enable SSH Enable remote access via SSH: Services -Terminal ssh admin@local-ipFew readersUbiquiti
OS / Platform Notes Routers Ubiquiti On this page Create directory to persist across firmware upgrades mkdir -p /config/data/firstboot/install-packages/ Download MIPS64 ARM64 ARM32 ER-4, ER-6P, ER-12, ER-12P, ERLite-3, ERPoe-5, ER-8, ERPro-8, EP-R8, UFew readersCorporate Firewalls
OS / Platform Notes Routers Corporate Firewalls On this page There are 3 classes of nodes in a working ZeroTier system: The roots, a controller, and your devices. Your devices need to be able to communicate directly with each other. ZeroTier uses UDP hole punching to do this. It's a similar process to VoIP STUN/TURN. The difficulty for strict firewall configurations is: the my.zerotier.com controllers and your devices are on dynamic IP addressesFew readersOS and Device Compatibility
OS / Platform Notes IoT OS and Device Compatibility On this page ZeroTier can run on Linux, macOS, iOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Android, and Windows. It is designed to operate in under 16 megabytes of memory in most cases. It can run on Intel x86, x64, ARM, and MIPS chips. If there is a device you'd like us to support please let us know. We generally adhere to manufacturer life-cycles for feature support of eachFew readersMikroTik
OS / Platform Notes Routers MikroTik On this page MikroTik maintains a ZeroTier package for their line of networking products. MikroTik and Zerotier Choosing a model For best performance it is recommended that you choose a model that has a 64-bit ARM chip (arm64). Not 32-bit ARM. 32-bit ARM devices will work but with signifiFew readers📄️ Android FAQ
📄️ Android FAQ Guidance for running ZeroTier on Android (/faq-android)Few readersQNAP
OS / Platform Notes NAS QNAP On this page Install QVPN (recommended) QVPN provides your NAS with a permanent /dev/net/tun device used by ZeroTier. Once you install QVPN you do not need to open it or configure it: App Center -Search "QVPN" -Install. If you opt not to install QVPN you will need to find a way to re-create the /dev/net/tun on each reboot. Good luck.Few readersiOS or iPadOS FAQ
OS / Platform Notes iOS / iPadOS iOS or iPadOS FAQ On this page Where do I get the ZeroTier iOS app? Install from Apple App store. Does the ZeroTier One iOS app share user data with third parties? (does-the-zerotier-one-ios-app-share-user-data-with-third-parties "Direct link to Does theFew readersSynology
OS / Platform Notes NAS Synology On this page DSM 6 Synology's DSM 6 will enter EOL status sometime in 2023. ZeroTier will support the latest patched versions of DSM 6.2 until that point. If you are on DSM 6 you can skip all of the below steps and simply: Download DSM 6 packages. Please note that the latest packages will delete your existing identities upon install. Back up these identities if you wisFew readersOPNsense
OS / Platform Notes Routers OPNsense On this page OPNSense OPNsense is an open source, easy-to-use and easy-to-build FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform. They maintain a ZeroTier package. If you're using more than one OPNsense router with ZeroTier for a site-to-site style VPN, you will run in to a "ZeroTier over ZeroTier" issue. This causes high CPU usageFew readersLow Bandwidth Mode
OS / Platform Notes IoT Low Bandwidth Mode This mode is designed for devices connected over expensive links where ambient protocol traffic needs to be at a minimum. This timer adjustment reduces ZeroTier's ambient network data usage by doing the following: Reduce frequency at which full HELLOs are sent to peers to 1/2 of original Reduce frequency at which full HELLOs are sent to upstream peers to 1/16th of original Reduce frequencFew readersSnap Package
OS / Platform Notes Linux Snap Package On this page "Snaps are containerised software packages that are simple to create and install. They auto-update and are safe to run. And because they bundle their dependencies, they work on all major Linux systems without modification." - snapcraft.io Installation The official ZeroTier Snap package supports amd64, arm64Few readersTeltonika Networks
OS / Platform Notes Routers Teltonika Networks From now on you can use ZeroTier VPN on your Teltonika Networks RUT! Announcement Teltonika Networks wiki Package information Teltonika RutOS is based on OpenWRT, a Linux-based platform used by many router OEMs to build custom firmware iFew readersLinux FAQ
OS / Platform Notes Linux Linux FAQ On this page tip See community threads about ZeroTier on Linux Why is the virtual interface limited to 10Mb/s? Linux may show the ZeroTier virtual network port as a 100 mbps or 10 mbps port. This is incorrect. It's a software defined port witFew readersAmazon VPC Gateway
OS / Platform Notes Linux Amazon VPC Gateway On this page This guide assumes that you've already created an Amazon VPC and you want to make it accessible from a ZeroTier virtual network and vice-versa. It also assumes that your VPC's IP address scheme does not conflict with the one you use in your ZeroTier network. If it does we recommend renumbering one or the other. If you can't do that you'll need to delve into some advanced iptables usage to iFew readersWestern Digital
OS / Platform Notes NAS Western Digital On this page Install Download latest ZeroTier package. These packages only support My Cloud OS 5. Compression is disabled for lower-powered devices such as WDMyCloudEX2. Enable SSH If you've already enabled SSH access on your NAS (https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/aFew readers📄️ macOS FAQ
📄️ macOS FAQ Guidance for running ZeroTier on macOS (/faq-macos)Few readers🗃️ Linux🗃️ macOS🗃️ Windows🗃️ Android🗃️ iOS / iPadOS🗃️ Routers🗃️ NAS🗃️ IoT🗃️ FreeBSD
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📄️ Linux FAQ Guidance for running ZeroTier on Linux (/faq-linux)Few readers6PLANE with Docker
OS / Platform Notes Linux 6PLANE with Docker On this page 6PLANE provides a convenient way to assign private IPv6 backplane addresses to Docker containers, virtual machines, and any other case where you have M hosts hosting N "things." In 6PLANE mode each device gets a fully routable IPv6 /80, allowing it to assign up to 2^48 addresses to things it hosts. Routing is accomplished by way of the NDP emulation "magic" described below. The 6PLAFew readers📄️ iOS or iPadOS FAQ
📄️ iOS or iPadOS FAQ Guidance for running ZeroTier on iOS or iPadOS (/faq-ios)Few readersWinGet
OS / Platform Notes Windows WinGet On this page Install winget install --id=ZeroTier.ZeroTierOne -e info See package repoFew readersChocolatey
OS / Platform Notes Windows Chocolatey On this page Install choco install zerotier-one info See package repoFew readers📄️ FreeNAS📄️ ASUSTOR📄️ QNAP📄️ Synology📄️ Western Digital
📄️ FreeNAS How to run ZeroTier on your FreeNAS box (/freenas)Few readersFreeNAS
OS / Platform Notes NAS FreeNAS ZeroTier comes pre-installed on FreeNAS as of FreeNAS-11.0-RC2 Next steps Click here to create your network and start adding devices.Few readers📄️ FreeBSD FAQ
📄️ FreeBSD FAQ Guidance for running ZeroTier on FreeBSD (/faq-freebsd)Few readers📄️ Low Bandwidth Mode📄️ OS and Device Compatibility📄️ Layer 2 Bridge📄️ Layer 5 Proxy (Pylon)📄️ Security📄️ Route between ZeroTier and Physical Networks
📄️ Low Bandwidth Mode Reduce ambient traffic over expensive links (/lbm)Few readersFreeBSD FAQ
OS / Platform Notes FreeBSD FreeBSD FAQ tip See community threads about ZeroTier on FreeBSDFew readers