How to setup Wireguard VPN on VPS
Posted on July 24th, 2021
Login to the server via SSH:
Run the following command:
wget https://git.io/wireguard -O wireguard-install.sh && bash wireguard-install.sh
Once you run the command it will ask for the port. The default port can be left blank or enter 51820 and hit enter.
Now enter the client name as per your preference and hit enter.
Now it will display the DNS server list for the client. I have selected AdGuard, type the number, and hit enter. And Press any key to continue.
Once the installation is complete you will see the QR code which can be used to configure the VPN configuration on an iPhone or Android. The configuration file is located under the /root with the client name as mark.conf. The path will be /root/mark.conf
Download the .conf file to your local system:
Run terminal window on your local system and type in the following:
scp [email protected]:mark.conf /Users/admin/desktop
It will connect to your VPS and ask it to transfer mark.conf to your local /Users/admin/desktop folder. The transfer will be successful.
Or you can use the SFTP method to connect to the server using any FTP client and download the file to your local system.
Now download the WireGuard application from WireGuard.com. Click on Installation.
Select the installation type depending on your Computer OS.
Now install the application and let it install.
Now open the WireGuard application and click on Import tunnel(s) from the file.
Now select the .conf file and click on Open.
Here click on the Active button and allow it few seconds to connect.
Here you can see the status as Active. That means VPN is active and connected with the server.
You can verify this by typing whats my IP in your browser and it should show the VPS associated IP.
