Qeli is an open-source VPN you run on your own server. No third-party service, no account with someone else, no telemetry - the server is yours, the keys are yours, and the software itself sends nothing to me or anyone else. The core and server are written in Rust. This is a full tour: what it is, how it is built, how to stand one up, and where it honestly stands today.
The model: your server, your keys
Commercial VPNs route your traffic through infrastructure you do not control. Qeli is the opposite: you deploy the server on a box you own or rent, and your devices connect only to it. There is no middleman who could log, sell, or hand over your traffic. If you already rent a VPS, you can have your own private VPN on it.
It is a full VPN, not a proxy: the client brings up a TUN interface and routes the whole device through an encrypted channel to your server - not just one app or one browser tab.
Architecture
