# libzt
Library version of [ZeroTier ](https://github.com/zerotier/ZeroTierOne )
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**libzt** makes it easy to securely connect devices, servers, cloud VMs, containers, and apps everywhere and manage them at scale. We provide a socket-like API supporting `SOCK_STREAM` , `SOCK_DGRAM` , and `SOCK_RAW` . There's no need for system-wide virtual interfaces. This connection is exclusive to your app and fully encrypted via the [Salsa20 ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsa20 ) cipher. For a more in-depth discussion on the technical side of ZeroTier, check out our [Manual ](https://www.zerotier.com/manual.shtml?pk_campaign=github_libzt )
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| Platform | Static | Shared | Package | Example project/code | Library build instructions
| --------- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| macOS | [libzt.a ](https://download.zerotier.com/RELEASES/1.2.12/dist/libzt/macos/libzt-1.2.0r1-macOS-10.13.6-x64-release.a ) | [libzt.dylib ](https://download.zerotier.com/RELEASES/1.2.12/dist/libzt/macos/libzt-1.2.0r1-macOS-10.13.6-x64-release.dylib ) | | | see below |
| iOS | [libzt.a ](https://download.zerotier.com/RELEASES/1.2.12/dist/libzt/ios/libzt-1.2.0r1-ios-arm64-static-release.tar.tar.gz ) | | [zt.framework ](https://download.zerotier.com/RELEASES/1.2.12/dist/libzt/ios/libzt-1.2.0r1-ios-arm64-framework.tar.gz ) | [examples/swift ](examples/swift ) | [packages/iOS ](packages/iOS ) |
| Windows | [libzt.lib ](https://download.zerotier.com/RELEASES/1.2.12/dist/libzt/win/libzt-1.2.0r1-win10-x86-release.lib ) (x86), [libzt.lib ](https://download.zerotier.com/RELEASES/1.2.12/dist/libzt/win/libzt-1.2.0r1-win10-x64-release.lib ) (x64) | [libzt.dll ](https://download.zerotier.com/RELEASES/1.2.12/dist/libzt/win/libzt-1.2.0r1-win10-x86-release.dll ) (x86), [libzt.dll ](https://download.zerotier.com/RELEASES/1.2.12/dist/libzt/win/libzt-1.2.0r1-win10-x64-release.dll ) (x64) | | [examples/cpp/ExampleWindowsCppApp ](examples/cpp/ExampleWindowsCppApp ), [examples/csharp/ExampleWindowsCSharpApp ](examples/csharp/ExampleWindowsCSharpApp ) | see below |
| Android | | | [libzt.aar ](https://download.zerotier.com/RELEASES/1.2.12/dist/libzt/android/libzt-1.2.0r1-android-armeabi-v7a.aar ) | [examples/android/ExampleAndroidApp ](examples/android/ExampleAndroidApp ) | [packages/android ](packages/android )|
| Linux | see below | see below | | | see below |
C API: [libzt.h ](include/libzt.h )
Java JNI API: [ZeroTier.java ](packages/android/app/src/main/java/ZeroTier.java )
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### C++ Example
```
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include "libzt.h"
int main()
{
char *str = "welcome to the machine";
char *remoteIp = "10.8.8.42";
int remotePort = 8080;
int fd, err = 0;
struct sockaddr_in addr;
addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
addr.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(remoteIp);
addr.sin_port = htons(remotePort);
zts_startjoin("path", 0xc7cd7c981b0f52a2); // config path, network ID
if ((fd = zts_socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0 ) {
printf("error creating socket\n");
}
if ((err = zts_connect(fd, (const struct sockaddr *)& addr, sizeof(addr))) < 0 ) {
printf("error connecting to remote host\n");
}
if ((err = zts_write(fd, str, strlen(str))) < 0 ) {
printf("error writing to socket\n");
}
zts_close(fd);
zts_stop();
return 0;
}
```
For an example using only the [Virtual Layer 2 ](https://www.zerotier.com/manual.shtml#2_2?pk_campaign=github_libzt ), see [examples/layer2 ](examples/layer2/layer2.cpp )
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### Build
We recommend using [CMake ](https://cmake.org/ ) and [clang ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clang ).
```
git submodule init
git submodule update
make patch
cmake -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
```
or possibly:
```
cmake -H. -Bbuild --config Release
```
Then
```
cmake --build build
```
Builds are placed in `bin\lib`
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### Commercial License
If you want a commercial license to use libzt in your product contact us directly via `contact@zerotier.com`