WireGuard

WireGuard Server

wireguard-install

WireGuard Client

wg-quick

Installation

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install wireguard

# Fedora
sudo dnf -y install wireguard-tools

Generate the key pairs

sudo -i
cd /etc/wireguard
wg genkey | tee privatekey | wg pubkey > publickey

Configure the WireGuard interface on Peer A

/etc/wireguard/wg0.conf :

cat << EOF > /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf
[Interface]
Address = 10.0.0.2/32
PrivateKey = XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
DNS = 8.8.8.8, 4.4.4.4

[Peer]
PublicKey = XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
AllowedIPs = 0.0.0.0/0
Endpoint = the.wireguard.server:51820
EOF

Up & Down the wg link

sudo wg-quick up wg0
sudo wg
sudo journalctl -fu wg-quick@wg0

sudo wg-quick down wg0

nmcli

# Import the config file
CONF_FILE="wg0.conf"
nmcli connection import type wireguard file "$CONF_FILE"

# Show the profiles
nmcli
nmcli conn show   # List all profiles
nmcli conn show <name>  # Display the details for specified profile

# Delete the profile
nmcli connection delete wg0

# Modify the profile my-wg0
nmcli connection modify my-wg0 \
    autoconnect yes \
    ipv4.method manual \
    ipv4.addresses 192.168.7.5/24 \
    wireguard.listen-port 50000 \
    ...

# Active/Inactive the interface
nmcli connection up my-wg0
nmcli connection down my-wg0

Algo VPN

Algo VPN is a set of Ansible scripts that simplify the setup of a personal WireGuard and IPsec VPN.

NetBird

NetBird combines a configuration-free peer-to-peer private network and a centralized access control system in a single open-source platform
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PiVPN

PiVPN is a lightweight, open-source project designed to simplify setting up a VPN server on a Raspberry Pi or any Debian-based system.

It supports WireGuard and OpenVPN, allowing you to create a secure, private tunnel to your home network or VPS.

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