Networking

29 tools recommended in Hacker News comment threads, most-mentioned first.

Tailscale
A WireGuard-based mesh VPN service for private networking between devices.
5 threads
HAProxy
A high-performance TCP/HTTP proxy and load balancer.
2 threads
1.1.1.1
Cloudflare's public DNS resolver and companion app for encrypted DNS.
1 thread
AT Protocol
An open protocol for decentralized social networking that supports third-party custom feeds.
1 thread
DNS over HTTPS
A protocol for resolving DNS queries over encrypted HTTPS connections.
1 thread
EU.org ↗
A long-running free domain registry offering subdomains under eu.org.
1 thread
Eutelsat
European satellite operator providing satellite internet and video services.
1 thread
FileZilla ↗
Open-source FTP and SFTP client.
1 thread
Hurricane Electric Free DNS ↗
A free authoritative DNS hosting service from Hurricane Electric.
1 thread
IRIS²
Planned EU-funded secure satellite communications constellation.
1 thread
MeshCore
A LoRa-based mesh messaging system that uses public-key prefixes for addressing and routing.
1 thread
Nomad Network
An off-grid communication and content platform built on Reticulum.
1 thread
Open Domains ↗
A free subdomain service backed by Cloudflare DNS.
1 thread
Priyom.org ↗
A website documenting military and numbers radio stations, including the US HFGCS network.
1 thread
RSS
A web feed format for subscribing to site updates.
1 thread
Reticulum
An encrypted mesh networking stack that can run over LoRa, WiFi, IP, serial links and other media.
1 thread
SSHFS-Win
Windows port of SSHFS for mounting remote filesystems over SSH.
1 thread
Telesat Lightspeed
Canadian low-earth-orbit satellite broadband constellation planned for 2028.
1 thread
Tholian Warps ↗
An open-source soft router concept focused on obfuscating traffic to evade censorship.
1 thread
Varnish
An HTTP caching reverse proxy.
1 thread
dig
A command-line tool for querying DNS servers.
1 thread
hayahora.futbol ↗
A site tracking whether Spanish ISPs are currently blocking IPs during football matches.
1 thread
mosh ↗
A mobile shell replacement for SSH with roaming and local predictive echo.
1 thread
nginx
An open-source web server and reverse proxy.
1 thread
spiped ↗
A utility for creating symmetrically encrypted and authenticated pipes between sockets.
1 thread
twiiit ↗
A service that redirects Twitter links to available Nitter instances.
1 thread
xxcancel ↗
A redirect service that sends X links to working Nitter-style instances.
1 thread
Priyom.org HFGCS page ↗
A reference page documenting the US High Frequency Global Communications System stations and traffic.
0 threads
Skyking reference by L.S. Wilson ↗
A hobbyist write-up about Skyking broadcasts on HF.
0 threads