{"id":635,"date":"2023-01-11T18:52:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T18:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohost.org\/library\/?p=635"},"modified":"2023-01-11T18:52:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T18:52:45","slug":"how-to-add-wireguard-support-to-pritunl-openvpn-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohost.org\/library\/how-to-add-wireguard-support-to-pritunl-openvpn-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add WireGuard support to Pritunl OpenVPN server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this article we will show how to add WireGuard support to the existing Pritunl OpenVPN installation. In case you are starting from scratch, you can first read our article about how to setup Pritunl VPN server<\/a> and then come back here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are instructions<\/a> available about Wireguard and Pritunl, but the process is not fully clear and we faced different issues during the setup. That’s why we decided to cover it in this guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wireguard is a new VPN protocol. Both OpenVPN and Wireguard use AES-256 encryption, open-sourced and considered equally secure. However, WireGuard is lighter in terms of code, faster and has less attack surface. In the same time, OpenVPN proved to be highly secure and trusted through many years and numerous audits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding WireGuard support to Pritunl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are several steps both client and server side to be made to enable Wireguard support within Pritunl server installation. We will cover all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Server-side configuration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Update server packages.
    sudo apt-get update<\/code>
    sudo apt-get upgrade<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Install Wireguard
    sudo apt install wireguard<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Install and enable dynamic kernel module support
    sudo apt install wireguard-dkms<\/code>
    sudo dkms autoinstall<\/code>
    Check status with dkms status<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Enable Wireguard in Pritunl<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Login to your Pritunl admin. Go to “Servers<\/em>“. Make sure you “Stop Server<\/em>” before you make any changes. Then go to server configuration, like it’s shown on the picture below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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