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ZeroTier SDK (alpha)
ZeroTier-enabled apps. Virtual network access embedded directly into applications and games.
What does it do?
Imagine starting an instance of your application or game and having it automatically be a member of your virtual network without having to rewrite your networking layer.
How is it used?
There are generally two ways one might want to use the service.
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The first approach is a compile-time static linking of our service directly into your application. With this option you can bundle our entire functionality right into your app with no need to communicate with a service externally, it'll all be handled automatically. This is most typical for mobile applications, games, etc.
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The second is a service-oriented approach where our network call "intercept" is dynamically-linked into your applications upon startup and will communicate to a single ZeroTier service on the host. This can be useful if you've already compiled your applications and can't perform a static linking.
Build instructions
Check out our Integrations to learn how to integrate this into your application.
How does it work?
We've built a special background service that pairs the ZeroTier protocol with a user-space Lightweight IP (lwIP) stack to create a new way for you to bring your applications onto your virtual network. For a more in-depth explanation of our technology take a look at our SDK Primer