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WireGuard

WireGuard allows you to create a secure VPN tunnel between your computer and your private network in the cloud. This is ideal for administrative access to databases or internal services without exposing them to the public internet.

WireGuard — page overview

Steps

  1. In your private network settings, navigate to the WireGuard tab.
  2. If the server is not configured yet, click Set up WireGuard server (or Enable if it was previously disabled).
  3. Click Add peer and enter a clear name for your device (for example, “Admin’s Laptop”).
  4. In the list of peers, open the Peer config menu. You can scan the QR code using the WireGuard mobile app or click Download to save the configuration file (.conf) for your desktop client.
  5. Import the file into your WireGuard client, connect, and verify access (for example, by pinging the private IP address of any of your VMs).

Peer config — QR code and download

Watch out

The downloaded configuration is set up so that only traffic destined for your private network is routed through the VPN (split tunneling). All of your normal internet traffic (web browsing, YouTube, etc.) will go through your usual connection as always, without putting load on the Cloud Gateway.

Next steps

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