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iOS, Web, Backend & Infrastructure 2025

Etherly

A premium VPN service built from scratch — invisible protocol, seed-phrase auth, crypto payments, and zero logs. We designed and shipped the entire stack.

Etherly
Client
Etherly
Location
Europe
Industry
Cybersecurity / Privacy
Services
iOS, Web, Backend, Infra, Design
Scope
Full Cycle

Privacy without compromise

Most VPN services collect user data, require email registration, and rely on outdated protocols that are easily detected and blocked. Etherly needed something different — a service built from the ground up where privacy isn't a feature, it's the architecture. No email, no logs, no tracking. Seed-phrase authentication. Crypto-only payments. A protocol stack that makes VPN traffic invisible to deep packet inspection.

Every layer, from scratch

We took full ownership of the product — brand identity, native iOS app, marketing website with user dashboard, backend API, and server infrastructure. No third-party VPN SDKs or auth providers. The tunnel runs on Xray-core with VLESS + Reality, making connections indistinguishable from regular HTTPS. The iOS client uses PacketTunnelProvider for true system-level coverage. Authentication works through cryptographic hash — no passwords stored anywhere.

Native SwiftUI with Xray-core

The iOS client is built entirely in SwiftUI with a custom Xray-core binding (SwiftyXrayKit). One-tap VPN connection, real-time ping to servers, built-in speed test, live traffic stats, and a Home Screen widget. Kill Switch works through On-Demand VPN rules. A hidden developer mode provides diagnostics when needed. The tunnel runs as a PacketTunnelProvider Network Extension — system-wide coverage for all apps.

Next.js marketing site & dashboard

The public-facing website and user dashboard are built with Next.js. Animated landing page, pricing with crypto checkout, setup guides for every platform, session management, server status monitoring, and legal pages including a Warrant Canary. Fully responsive and SEO-optimized.

Etherly Website

10 Gbps, RAM-disk, zero persistence

Primary VPN node deployed in Germany on 10 Gbps infrastructure. Docker-based with automated SSL, Nginx reverse proxy with SNI routing, and Xray-core running VLESS + Reality. The server operates entirely in RAM — nothing is written to disk, ever. Automated health checks and monitoring ensure uptime without human intervention.

iOS
Swift, SwiftUI, Network Extension, SwiftyXrayKit, WidgetKit
Frontend
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
Backend
Node.js, Express, TypeScript, SQLite
VPN Core
Xray-core, VLESS, Reality TLS
Infrastructure
Docker, Nginx, Let's Encrypt, RAM-disk
Payments
Crypto Pay (BTC, ETH, USDT)
📱
Native iOS App
🌐
Next.js Platform
🔒
VLESS + Reality
Crypto-Only Payments
🚫
Zero Logs
🇪🇺
10 Gbps EU Node

Live on etherly.one

The product is live and serving users. A fully functional privacy-first VPN with a native iOS experience, modern web platform, and hardened server infrastructure — built from zero to production in a single development cycle. No connection logs, no traffic data, no DNS queries, no IP addresses. Available on the App Store and as manual configs for all major platforms.

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