tuntox ☆
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Description:
Tunnel TCP connections over the Tox protocol
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Networking
Tags: tunneling p2p encryption networking tox
Install: brew install tuntox
About:
Tuntox is a command-line utility that creates secure TCP tunnels using the Tox peer-to-peer protocol. It allows users to forward arbitrary TCP ports between hosts without a central server, relying on Tox's distributed public key infrastructure for connection establishment. This provides a decentralized alternative to SSH tunneling or VPNs for secure, end-to-end encrypted communication.
Key Features:
  • Peer-to-peer architecture eliminates central servers
  • End-to-end encryption via the Tox protocol
  • Simple command-line interface for port forwarding
  • NAT traversal capabilities through DHT discovery
Use Cases:
  • Securely access remote services behind NAT without port forwarding
  • Create ad-hoc encrypted tunnels between development machines
  • Bypass restrictive firewalls using P2P communication
Alternatives:
  • ssh – SSH requires a reachable server and uses centralized authentication, while Tuntox is fully decentralized
  • wireguard – WireGuard is faster but requires more complex setup and IP-level routing vs Tuntox's simple TCP port forwarding
Version History
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Sep 12, 2025 12:26am 0 VERSION_BUMP 7b6faf3d
Sep 12, 2024 6:28pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 64c503f3
Dec 2, 2022 9:51pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 3fdb37c4
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