Bring up wireguard interface with wg script - Revision history

Alex at 16:07, 5 August 2025

2025-08-05T16:07:23Z

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	A note to future Alex, wg-quick .conf files have different parameters to wg .conf files. Also remember the importance of the fwmark.		A note to future Alex, wg-quick .conf files have different parameters to wg .conf files. Also remember the importance of the fwmark.
			Update from future Alex, fwmark was not required for VPN server tunnels, think about it.

Alex at 16:03, 18 November 2024

2024-11-18T16:03:42Z

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	This is the example script and associated config file for the vpn client. This was connecting to a vpn server hosted on the home network.		This is the example script and associated config file for the vpn client. This was connecting to a vpn server hosted on the home network.

			<pre>
	wg_acrodus_up.sh		wg_acrodus_up.sh

	~~<pre>~~

	#!/bin/bash		#!/bin/bash
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	ip -6 rule add not fwmark 51821 table 51821		ip -6 rule add not fwmark 51821 table 51821
	ip -6 route add ::/0 dev wg0 table 51821		ip -6 route add ::/0 dev wg0 table 51821

	</pre>		</pre>

			<pre>
	wg_acrodus.conf		wg_acrodus.conf

	[Interface]		[Interface]
	PrivateKey = KMbtL28SVof35/RM9/aqFvbpuSH4PRpuzDGtfq9UhXQ=		PrivateKey = KMbtL28SVof35/RM9/aqFvbpuSH4PRpuzDGtfq9UhXQ=
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	EndPoint = vpn.acrodus.uk:51821		EndPoint = vpn.acrodus.uk:51821
	PersistentKeepalive = 10		PersistentKeepalive = 10
			</pre>

	A note to future Alex, wg-quick .conf files have different parameters to wg .conf files. Also remember the importance of the fwmark.		A note to future Alex, wg-quick .conf files have different parameters to wg .conf files. Also remember the importance of the fwmark.

Alex at 16:03, 18 November 2024

2024-11-18T16:03:10Z

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	wg_acrodus_up.sh		wg_acrodus_up.sh

			<pre>

	#!/bin/bash		#!/bin/bash
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	ip -6 route add ::/0 dev wg0 table 51821		ip -6 route add ::/0 dev wg0 table 51821

			</pre>

	wg_acrodus.conf		wg_acrodus.conf

Alex at 16:02, 18 November 2024

2024-11-18T16:02:19Z

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	wg_acrodus_up.sh		wg_acrodus_up.sh

	#!/bin/bash		#!/bin/bash


	ip l add dev wg0 type wireguard		ip l add dev wg0 type wireguard

Alex at 16:02, 18 November 2024

2024-11-18T16:02:08Z

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	wg_acrodus_up.sh		wg_acrodus_up.sh

	#!/bin/bash		#!/bin/bash

Alex at 16:01, 18 November 2024

2024-11-18T16:01:58Z

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	wg_acrodus_up.sh		wg_acrodus_up.sh

	~~<esc>~~#!/bin/bash		#!/bin/bash

Alex at 16:00, 18 November 2024

2024-11-18T16:00:16Z

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	wg_acrodus_up.sh		wg_acrodus_up.sh
	\#!/bin/bash
			<esc>#!/bin/bash

Alex at 15:59, 18 November 2024

2024-11-18T15:59:22Z

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	wg_acrodus_up.sh		wg_acrodus_up.sh
	#!/bin/bash		\#!/bin/bash

Alex: Created page with "This is the example script and associated config file for the vpn client. This was connecting to a vpn server hosted on the home network. wg_acrodus_up.sh #!/bin/bash ip l add dev wg0 type wireguard wg setconf wg0 wg_acrodus.conf ip a add 10.0.0.2/32 dev wg0 ip l set dev wg0 up wg set wg0 fwmark 51821 ip -4 rule add not fwmark 51821 table 51821 ip -4 route add 0.0.0.0/0 dev wg0 table 51821 ip -6 rule add not fwmark 51821 table 51821 ip -6 route add ::/0 dev wg0 tab..."

2024-11-18T15:57:42Z

Created page with "This is the example script and associated config file for the vpn client. This was connecting to a vpn server hosted on the home network. wg_acrodus_up.sh #!/bin/bash ip l add dev wg0 type wireguard wg setconf wg0 wg_acrodus.conf ip a add 10.0.0.2/32 dev wg0 ip l set dev wg0 up wg set wg0 fwmark 51821 ip -4 rule add not fwmark 51821 table 51821 ip -4 route add 0.0.0.0/0 dev wg0 table 51821 ip -6 rule add not fwmark 51821 table 51821 ip -6 route add ::/0 dev wg0 tab..."

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This is the example script and associated config file for the vpn client. This was connecting to a vpn server hosted on the home network.

wg_acrodus_up.sh
#!/bin/bash

ip l add dev wg0 type wireguard
wg setconf wg0 wg_acrodus.conf
ip a add 10.0.0.2/32 dev wg0
ip l set dev wg0 up
wg set wg0 fwmark 51821

ip -4 rule add not fwmark 51821 table 51821
ip -4 route add 0.0.0.0/0 dev wg0 table 51821

ip -6 rule add not fwmark 51821 table 51821
ip -6 route add ::/0 dev wg0 table 51821

wg_acrodus.conf
[Interface]
PrivateKey = KMbtL28SVof35/RM9/aqFvbpuSH4PRpuzDGtfq9UhXQ=
ListenPort = 51821
fwMark = 51821

[Peer]
PublicKey = cNfZAhVdRi83k35yHOF9rFeOk9KT94vvSj1ALw8GSnE=
AllowedIPs = 0.0.0.0/0, 0::/0
EndPoint = vpn.acrodus.uk:51821
PersistentKeepalive = 10

A note to future Alex, wg-quick .conf files have different parameters to wg .conf files. Also remember the importance of the fwmark.