Description
VX6 in One Minute
VX6 lets one machine share a local service with another machine without exposing that service as a public internet endpoint. Services can remain on localhost and still be reachable by authorized peers.
In practical terms, VX6 turns local services into peer-to-peer infrastructure with direct, named, relay, and hidden access modes.
What IPv6 Means in VX6
IPv6 enables globally unique addressing and more natural peer-to-peer communication than legacy IPv4-only assumptions. VX6 uses this as a foundation for direct service access.
Localhost-to-Localhost Model
Many high-value tools run on localhost, such as SSH, databases, dashboards, admin panels, and internal APIs. VX6 preserves that local deployment style while making access available to peers through local forwarded ports.
bob shares: 127.0.0.1:22 as bob.ssh alice connects locally: vx6 connect --service bob.ssh --listen 127.0.0.1:2222 alice uses SSH normally: ssh -p 2222 user@127.0.0.1
Bootstrap Is First Contact, Not Permanent Center
A bootstrap endpoint in VX6 is simply any known live node used for first contact. After joining, nodes learn peers and records through sync and DHT-backed lookups.