Adding external Meshnet devices on Linux
Learn how to allow other NordVPN users' devices to access your device within Meshnet on Linux.
To add an external device to your Meshnet, initiate the process by sending an invitation to the owner of the device. Here are the steps to follow:
- 1.Open the terminal.
- 2.Enter the following command, where
<email>is the email address of the NordVPN user you're inviting to have access to your Meshnet:nordvpn meshnet invite send <email> - 3.Grant or deny the permissions requested for the user’s device by pressing Y or N, respectively, one at a time. Repeat until you see a message confirming that you’ve successfully sent your invitation, as shown:
- 4.The other user will receive your invitation in their NordVPN app. If the user has NordVPN installed on multiple devices, they need to accept the invitation on each device individually.
Once the device owner accepts the invitation, your devices will be linked.
The other user will receive your invitation in their NordVPN app. If the user has NordVPN installed on multiple devices, they need to accept the invitation on each device individually.
Note
Ensure that the invitation is sent to a user you know and trust.
The invitation remains active even after the other user accepts it so that they have time to accept the same invitation on each of their devices.
If not canceled sooner, invitations expire within 72 hours from the time of sending.
To accept an invitation on a Linux device:
- 1.Open the terminal.
- 2.Enter the following command, where
<email>is the inviter's email address:nordvpn meshnet invite accept <email> - 3.Grant or deny the permissions requested for the inviter's device by pressing Y or N, respectively, one at a time. Repeat until you see a message confirming that you’ve successfully accepted their invitation.
Tip
To view a list of sent and received invitations, type:
nordvpn meshnet invite list
To display a help message listing the supported commands for managing Meshnet peer devices, enter:
nordvpn meshnet peer --help