Vedetta is an open-source security platform designed to provide practical visibility and threat intelligence for home networks and small businesses. The tool focuses on enabling users to know every device on their network, detect threats, and maintain full ownership of their data. It is positioned as a self-hosted, LAN-first solution, allowing users to monitor and secure their networks independently without relying on cloud services.
Key features of Vedetta include device discovery using ARP, DHCP, mDNS, and SSDP/UPnP protocols, as well as passive DNS capture with local threat scoring and enrichment. The platform offers risk detection for end-of-life routers and cameras, utilizing models based on FBI IC3 advisories. Device-centered findings are presented to users, explaining what happened on the network, why it matters, whether the activity was allowed or blocked, and recommended next steps. Vedetta also includes an opt-out community threat network that shares pseudonymous, known-bad indicators only.
Vedetta is currently in public beta and has undergone nine rounds of independent security review. It is delivered as a Docker core with native sensor installations available for macOS, Linux, and Windows, defaulting to loopback transport for local security. The platform features hardened authentication, including scoped tokens and admin-gated sensor enrollment. Telemetry is enabled by default but can be opted out of, with privacy details available. Some networking knowledge is assumed for native sensor installation.
The platform is free to use and distributed under the AGPLv3 license, allowing users to audit, fork, and run the software on their own hardware. Vedetta is intended for individuals and organizations seeking a self-controlled, open-source approach to security monitoring and threat detection within their own networks.
In the Security & compliance platforms space, Your Network Watchtower takes a focused approach. It focuses on providing practical, self-hosted security visibility and threat detection for home and small business networks. It is built as an open-source project for home network administrators and small business IT. Your Network Watchtower is open source under the Open Source license. Your Network Watchtower is available on the web, macOS, Windows, and Linux, and it can be self-hosted.
Your Network Watchtower first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 124 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include device discovery, threat detection, and Passive DNS capture. Your Network Watchtower is currently in beta.
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