Running ZeroTier One from a source build: -- MacOS By convention, ZeroTier One will keep its state here on mac: /Library/Application Support/ZeroTier/One ZeroTier ships with a kernel extension for its own tap device, which it stores in the above directory. To install this from source, type: sudo make -f Makefile.mac install-mac-tap This will create the ZeroTier One home above if it does not exist and install the kext there. Note that the kext must be owned by root:wheel. The make rule for install-mac-tap takes care of that. Next, simply run the binary. It must be run as root to open the tap device. sudo ./zerotier-one '/Library/Application Support/ZeroTier/One' & Type "ifconfig" and look for the new interface, which should be called "zt0." The strange IPv4 address it has is your "zero4" address. Visit http://zerotier.net/ to check your connection. Kill it with something like: sudo killall zerotier-one -- Linux On Linux, the default ZeroTier home is: /var/lib/zerotier-one We use the Linux native tap driver, so no special drivers are needed. Just type: sudo mkdir /var/lib/zerotier-one sudo ./zerotier-one /var/lib/zerotier-one & Type ifconfig and you should see an interface like "zt0." Then try http://zerotier.net or ping zerotier.net to check your connection. -- Windows TBD