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Install dsvpn with Homebrew, Nix, zypper

Dead Simple VPN. Version 0.1.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dsvpn

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dsvpn

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ds/dsvpn/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install dsvpn

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · dsvpn · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Dead Simple VPN

Commands and aliases

  • dsvpn

history

Project history and usage

DSVPN is 'Dead Simple VPN', a tiny TCP-based VPN by Frank Denis for the common case of connecting a client through an untrusted or restricted network to a server and then to the Internet. It is deliberately small, dependency-light, and configured by command-line arguments plus a shared key file rather than a fixed config directory.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in July 2019, and the first public release, 0.1.0, followed later that month. The README explains the author's motivation: needing a VPN that worked where only TCP ports such as 80 or 443 were open, while avoiding the setup complexity or protocol tradeoffs of OpenVPN, WireGuard over UDP, sshuttle, GloryTun, and related tools.

The project is explicit about its ceiling: it solves the author's simple use case, promises no guarantees, and does not plan broad feature expansion. That design stance is part of its history; DSVPN is intentionally a small readable C codebase rather than a general VPN platform.

Adoption history

DSVPN is distributed through GitHub releases and Homebrew, with other package-manager metadata in the input showing availability in Nix and openSUSE-style zypper packaging. Homebrew packages release 0.1.5 from the GitHub tag.

The README records a small ecosystem around it: an iOS client, systemd service files, an Ansible role, OpenMPTCProuter support, and a Docker image. Those related projects are stronger evidence of practical use than raw package analytics, which are modest in Homebrew.

How it is used

Usage starts by creating a 32-byte shared secret with `dd`, copying it to both ends, then running `dsvpn server` on the server and `dsvpn client` on the client. Optional arguments cover port, tunnel interface, tunnel IPs, external IP, and gateway IP, with `auto` defaults for the simple path.

The README emphasizes no configuration file and no post-configuration; the secret key has a user-chosen path, so there is no stable credential-file location for metadata purposes.

Why package nerds care

DSVPN is package-nerd catnip because it is the anti-platform VPN package: a tiny command, small source tree, no external dependencies, no daemon ecosystem, and enough crypto seriousness to avoid feeling like a toy.

It also captures a recurring package-manager need: a tool users can install quickly on constrained servers or routers when the usual VPN stack is too much for the immediate network problem.

Timeline

  • 2019-07: The DSVPN GitHub repository is created.
  • 2019-07: GitHub releases publish 0.1.0.
  • 2019-08: Releases 0.1.1 through 0.1.3 follow quickly.
  • 2019-12: Release 0.1.4 is published.
  • 2025-12: Release 0.1.5 is published and packaged by Homebrew.

Related projects

  • dsvpn-ios is named by the README as an iOS client.
  • Charm is named by the README as the standalone project for DSVPN's cryptographic primitives.
  • WireGuard, GloryTun, VTUN-libsodium, OpenVPN, and sshuttle are named by the README as alternatives or comparisons.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
dsvpncliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.1.5
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.1.5

https://github.com/jedisct1/dsvpn

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:dsvpn
Version0.1.5
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dsvpn
Homepagehttps://github.com/jedisct1/dsvpn
Repositoryhttps://github.com/jedisct1/dsvpn
Upstream docshttps://github.com/jedisct1/dsvpn#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/jedisct1/dsvpn/archive/refs/tags/0.1.5.tar.gz
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared
Caveatsdsvpn requires root privileges so you will need to run `sudo $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/sbin/dsvpn`. You should be certain that you trust any software you grant root privileges.

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namedsvpn
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

dsvpn

nix profile install nixpkgs#dsvpn
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dsvpn
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ds/dsvpn/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
zypper95%

dsvpn 0.1.4-1.25

A Dead Simple VPN

https://github.com/jedisct1/dsvpn

sudo zypper install dsvpn
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Productivity/Networking/Security
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: dsvpn
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Dsvpn
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dsvpn from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • tincShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, encryption, networking, tunneling, vpn.
  • edgevpnShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, vpn.
  • fastdShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling, vpn.
  • macosvpnShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, vpn.
  • onioncatShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling, vpn.
  • openvpnShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, tunneling, vpn.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment