VPN
Saphira Linux vpnDragon
Run WireGuard on infrastructure you control, connect your devices to it, and remove the unnecessary mystery from secure remote connectivity.
Your VPN, on your infrastructure
vpnDragon is Saphira's straightforward self-hosted VPN story. It is based on WireGuard: small, fast, open-source technology for connecting securely back to a server, home, home office or office that you control. You own the machine. You own the keys. You own the network. Saphira helps make it understandable.
That can mean a phone returning safely to your home network while abroad, a laptop reaching an office, two offices joined site to site, a family member connecting to a home service, another Saphira server, or a complete remote IPv6 network. WireGuard itself is free and open source; the server, network connection or cloud machine still has its ordinary cost.
Start small, then grow
The first vpnDragon is WireGuard on Saphira plus a clear guide to building your own VPN. Begin with one server and one client, check that they can handshake and communicate, then add the routes and firewall policy your own network needs. There are AKADATA tools for peer management behind this work, but they are not yet a public Saphira offering and are not required for this guide.
- Start here — install WireGuard and connect one client.
- Understand it — keys, peers, routes, endpoints, AllowedIPs, forwarding and nftables.
- Go further with IPv6 — globally routed client addresses and routed prefixes.
A practical, controlled connection
Most public Wi-Fi networks have used client separation safely for many years. vpnDragon does not rely on scare stories about every hotspot. It is simply useful to keep ordinary consumer activity from being tracked unnecessarily while away from home, and to take a secure path back to the services and networks you operate yourself.
A VPN is a network link, not a replacement for sensible access policy. Decide which services a connected device may reach, keep private keys private, and use the same normal care you would use for any remote administration path.
Room to grow
The first release leaves room for vpnDragon to grow into client creation, revocation, QR generation, address allocation, status and configuration management. Those capabilities are not being presented as available today and no release date is promised. For now, the value is an understandable WireGuard installation you can inspect and operate yourself.