<h2 id="server-setup"><a href="#server-setup" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><span class="icon icon-link"></span></a>Server setup</h2>
<div class="remark-highlight"><pre class="language-bash"><code class="language-bash"><span class="token function">apt</span> update
<span class="token function">apt</span> <span class="token function">install</span> wireguard-tools

<span class="token comment"># On the peer that will act as the "server", enable IPv4 forwarding:</span>
sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward<span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token number">1</span>

<span class="token comment"># write the server config to /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf</span>
<span class="token function">vim</span> /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf
wg-quick up wg0

<span class="token comment"># To bring down the network</span>
<span class="token comment"># wg-quick down wg0</span>
</code></pre></div>
<h2 id="client-set-up"><a href="#client-set-up" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><span class="icon icon-link"></span></a>Client set up</h2>
<p>MacOS - install the Wireguard app, add the client config.</p>
<h2 id="making-sure-things-are-working"><a href="#making-sure-things-are-working" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><span class="icon icon-link"></span></a>Making sure things are working</h2>
<p><strong>Server</strong></p>
<p><code>nc -l 8000</code></p>
<p><strong>Client</strong></p>
<p><code>nc 10.0.0.1 8000</code></p>
<h2 id="source"><a href="#source" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><span class="icon icon-link"></span></a>Source</h2>
<p>The <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/WireGuard">excellent guide</a> on ArchWiki. Specifically the section about VPN.</p>


Server setup
apt update
apt install wireguard-tools

\# On the peer that will act as the "server", enable IPv4 forwarding:
sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1

\# write the server config to /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf
vim /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf
wg-quick up wg0

\# To bring down the network
\# wg-quick down wg0


Client set up
MacOS - install the Wireguard app, add the client config.
Making sure things are working
Server
nc -l 8000
Client
nc 10.0.0.1 8000
Source
The excellent guide on ArchWiki. Specifically the section about VPN.


Setting up wireguard as a VPN

Server setup

Client set up

Making sure things are working

Source