From 64f1b8326d2f3ccf05f694bea01efd232e3a7f43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: braginini Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:30:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add more clarifications NetBird cloud vs Self-hosting --- src/pages/selfhosted/self-hosted-vs-cloud-netbird.mdx | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/pages/selfhosted/self-hosted-vs-cloud-netbird.mdx b/src/pages/selfhosted/self-hosted-vs-cloud-netbird.mdx index 1a013da8..4ca6763f 100644 --- a/src/pages/selfhosted/self-hosted-vs-cloud-netbird.mdx +++ b/src/pages/selfhosted/self-hosted-vs-cloud-netbird.mdx @@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ on our servers. Often times, the question arises: what is the difference between the two? This post gives a short overview of the differences between the two versions. +## Before Choosing to Self-Host NetBird in Production + +When we first created NetBird, our goal was to simplify network administration — freeing admins from the headaches of +configuring firewalls, opening ports, managing VPN gateways, handling certificates, and so on. We wanted to provide a +tool that lets teams completely close off their network from the outside world, while still enabling devices to seamlessly +discover and connect to internal resources just by installing the client apps. However, as is often the case with easy-to-use tools, +a lot happens behind the scenes. NetBird relies on a range of interconnected components that work together to ensure secure +peer-to-peer connectivity, fallback relayed connections through a network of geographically distributed relay servers, +and overall system reliability and availability. It is not an easy task to deploy and maintain such infrastructure in +a reliable manner. NetBird is not just one VPN server. You can read more about how NetBird works [here](/about-netbird/how-netbird-works). + ## Installation and Maintenance NetBird platform is a combination of [multiple components](/about-netbird/how-netbird-works) that make it possible for