Configuring the Client
You need a few pieces of information to configure the client and server. This documentation is just for the client side.
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Install
wireguard-tools
sudo apt-get install wireguard-tools
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Start with a basic Wireguard template, save as
wg0.conf
[Interface] PrivateKey = <Client Private Key from Step 2> ListenPort = 51820 Address = 192.168.50.<NEXT FREE IP>/24 DNS = 192.168.1.1 #DNS Server available to the network [Peer] PublicKey = <Tunnel Public Key from Wireguard Server> AllowedIPs = 192.168.50.0/24, 192.168.3.0/24, 192.168.1.0/24 # Comma delimited list of networks/hosts to give client routes to Endpoint = <Wireguard Public IP Endpoint>:51820
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Generate a public and private key. This can be done on any system that has "wireguard-tools" installed
wg genkey | tee privatekey | wg pubkey > publickey
The private key goes to the client, the public key goes to the Wireguard server configurations. See the Configuring PFSense section for details on where to use this Public Key.
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In Ubuntu's case, you must link the
resolvectl
binary to theresolvconf
binary thatwg-quick
assumes is used.sudo ln -s /usr/bin/resolvectl /usr/local/bin/resolvconf
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To test the configuration:
wg-quick up ./wg0.conf ping <internal resource listed in the AllowedIPs section> ip route # Look for routes that go through wg0 interfaces wg-quick down ./wg0.conf
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Make the configuration persistent on the client: Then move your configuration file to the
/etc/wireguard/
directory to enable an auto startup of the VPN on system boot.sudo mv ./wg0.conf /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf sudo systemctl enable wg-quick@wg0.service sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl start wg-quick@wg0