{"id":1491,"date":"2023-01-24T01:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T19:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2024-05-03T23:07:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T17:37:22","slug":"how-to-set-up-wireguard-vpn-on-amazon-linux-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-wireguard-vpn-on-amazon-linux-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up WireGuard VPN on Amazon Linux 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>setting up a WireGuard VPN on Amazon Linux 2 requires several steps. Here is an overview of the process:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Install the WireGuard package:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs\">sudo amazon-linux-extras install wireguard<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Enable the WireGuard kernel module:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs\">sudo modprobe wireguard<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Create a new WireGuard interface:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-bash\">sudo ip <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">link<\/span> add dev wg0 <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">type<\/span> wireguard<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Assign IP addresses to the interface:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-csharp\">sudo ip address <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">add<\/span> dev wg0 <span class=\"hljs-number\">10.0<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">.0<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">.1<\/span>\/<span class=\"hljs-number\">24<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Enable the interface:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-bash\">sudo ip <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">link<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">set<\/span> up dev wg0<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>Create a WireGuard configuration file:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-bash\">sudo nano \/etc\/wireguard\/wg0.conf<br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>Insert the following contents in the file:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-python\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-python\">[Interface]<br \/>\nAddress = <span class=\"hljs-number\">10.0<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">.0<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">.1<\/span>\/<span class=\"hljs-number\">24<\/span><br \/>\nListenPort = <span class=\"hljs-number\">51820<\/span><br \/>\nPrivateKey = &lt;your private key&gt;<\/code><\/code>[Peer]<br \/>\nPublicKey = &lt;pee<span class=\"hljs-string\">r&#8217;s public key&gt;<br \/>\nAllowedIPs = 10.0.0.2\/32<br \/>\nEndpoint = &lt;peer&#8217;<\/span>s endpoint&gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>Generate a private and public key for the server and the client, you can use <code>wg genkey<\/code> to generate private key and <code>wg pubkey<\/code> to generate public key.<\/li>\n<li>Start the WireGuard service:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-sql\">sudo systemctl <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">start<\/span> wg<span class=\"hljs-operator\">-<\/span>quick<span class=\"hljs-variable\">@wg0<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li>Enable the WireGuard service to start automatically at boot time:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre-wrap hljs language-java\">sudo systemctl enable wg-quick<span class=\"hljs-meta\">@wg0<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li>Configure the firewall to allow WireGuard traffic, you can use <code>iptables<\/code> for that.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat the same steps on the client side, and you should be able to connect to the VPN.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It&#8217;s recommended to use a more secure method of key exchange and also to use a more robust firewall. 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