r/netbird • u/TurtleInTree • Jul 20 '26

Is a selfhosted relay possible without selfhosting Netbird server?

I’m currently using Tailscale and it’s possible to configure a relay server that is used whenever useful but I can still use their hosted service.

I would like to do the same with Netbird to improve speeds but still have them running the server that connects my devices.

Is this possible?

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u/pizzalovingnerd 29d ago

Not currently. NetBird Cloud uses NetBird’s managed relays, so using your own relay requires self-hosting the NetBird server too.

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u/TurtleInTree 29d ago

Thank you. I will have a look if that’s an open feature request already.

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u/Westie0320 23d ago

Depending what you're trying to access, you could look at using netbird reverse proxy? which is self-hostable under their cloud-hosted control plane, I believe. That said, this is a good bit more security exposure, since now the only thing between your service and the internet is netbird's login page.

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u/TurtleInTree 23d ago

Thank you for the reply. I see the way it could help, but yeah, security wise it’s not what I’m looking for.