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Peer-to-peer VPN client for managed nebula networks. Version 0.9.10,cc4e1ce7 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data. Also installable with winget: winget install --id DefinedNet.DNClient.Desktop -e.
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Peer-to-peer VPN client for managed nebula networks
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Project history and usage
DNClient Desktop is Defined Networking's graphical macOS and Windows client for connecting a device to one or more centrally managed Nebula networks.
Project history
Defined Networking created DNClient as the managed client software required for hosts to join Managed Nebula networks. It polls the management service for configuration changes and applies them to the underlying Nebula connection. The product family now includes Desktop, Server, and Mobile Nebula variants.
Adoption history
The underlying DNClient beta began in 2022 and expanded from Linux to Windows and numerous processor architectures. Defined Networking introduced the graphical DNClient Desktop for macOS and Windows in version 0.8.0 in July 2025, later adding endpoint OIDC enrollment and desktop update notifications.
How it is used
An administrator creates a Managed Nebula host and supplies an enrollment code, or configures endpoint SSO. The user installs DNClient Desktop, permits its background component, enrolls the device, and manages automatic connections from the macOS menu bar or Windows taskbar.
Why package nerds care
DNClient Desktop provides a packaged graphical endpoint for Managed Nebula, combining Nebula's encrypted overlay networking with centralized enrollment and policy delivery. It is distinct from both the headless DNClient Server package and the open-source Nebula implementation.
Timeline
- 2022: DNClient 0.1.0 enters beta.
- 2022: DNClient 0.1.5 adds Windows support.
- 2023: Version 0.3.0 makes the server client's config directory selectable with a flag.
- 2025: Version 0.8.0 introduces DNClient Desktop for macOS and Windows.
- 2025: Version 0.9.0 adds endpoint OIDC enrollment.
- 2026: Desktop enrollment and lifecycle fixes continue in the 0.9 series.
Related projects
- Nebula is the underlying peer-to-peer overlay-network technology. DNClient Server is the headless client variant, while Mobile Nebula serves mobile platforms.
Sources
- Official DNClient glossary: https://docs.defined.net/glossary/dnclient/
- Official Desktop glossary: https://docs.defined.net/glossary/dnclient-desktop/
- Official changelog: https://docs.defined.net/dnclient-changelog/
- Official installation guide: https://docs.defined.net/get-started/dnclient-desktop/install/
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page generated2026-11-04
manager version0.9.10,cc4e1ce7
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Package metadata
| Package key | cask:dnclient |
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| Version | 0.9.10,cc4e1ce7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/dnclient |
| Homepage | https://www.defined.net/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.defined.net/ |
| Source archive | https://dl.defined.net/cc4e1ce7/v0.9.10/macos/DNClient-Desktop.dmg |
| SHA-256 | 4aad33bcfc48c73cf236e8a9eae93700d46d193d6f69b58c576152e0f77d7247 |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | dnclient |
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