WireGuard server

• This how-to describes the method for setting up WireGuard server on OpenWrt.
• Follow WireGuard client for client setup and WireGuard extras for additional tuning.

• Encrypt your internet connection to enforce security and privacy.
  • Prevent traffic leaks and spoofing on the client side.
• Bypass regional restrictions using commercial providers.
  • Escape client side content filters and internet censorship.
• Access your LAN services remotely without port forwarding.

Install the required packages. Specify configuration parameters for VPN server.

# Install packages
opkg update
opkg install wireguard-tools
 
# Configuration parameters
VPN_IF="vpn"
VPN_PORT="51820"
VPN_ADDR="192.168.9.1/24"
VPN_ADDR6="fd00:9::1/64"

Generate and exchange keys between server and client.

# Generate keys
umask go=
wg genkey | tee wgserver.key | wg pubkey > wgserver.pub
wg genkey | tee wgclient.key | wg pubkey > wgclient.pub
wg genpsk > wgclient.psk
 
# Server private key
VPN_KEY="$(cat wgserver.key)"
 
# Pre-shared key
VPN_PSK="$(cat wgclient.psk)"
 
# Client public key
VPN_PUB="$(cat wgclient.pub)"

Consider VPN network as private. Assign VPN interface to LAN zone to minimize firewall setup. Allow access to VPN server from WAN zone.

# Configure firewall
uci rename firewall.@zone[0]="lan"
uci rename firewall.@zone[1]="wan"
uci del_list firewall.lan.network="${VPN_IF}"
uci add_list firewall.lan.network="${VPN_IF}"
uci -q delete firewall.wg
uci set firewall.wg="rule"
uci set firewall.wg.name="Allow-WireGuard"
uci set firewall.wg.src="wan"
uci set firewall.wg.dest_port="${VPN_PORT}"
uci set firewall.wg.proto="udp"
uci set firewall.wg.target="ACCEPT"
uci commit firewall
service firewall restart

Configure VPN interface and peers.

# Configure network
uci -q delete network.${VPN_IF}
uci set network.${VPN_IF}="interface"
uci set network.${VPN_IF}.proto="wireguard"
uci set network.${VPN_IF}.private_key="${VPN_KEY}"
uci set network.${VPN_IF}.listen_port="${VPN_PORT}"
uci add_list network.${VPN_IF}.addresses="${VPN_ADDR}"
uci add_list network.${VPN_IF}.addresses="${VPN_ADDR6}"
 
# Add VPN peers
uci -q delete network.wgclient
uci set network.wgclient="wireguard_${VPN_IF}"
uci set network.wgclient.public_key="${VPN_PUB}"
uci set network.wgclient.preshared_key="${VPN_PSK}"
uci add_list network.wgclient.allowed_ips="${VPN_ADDR%.*}.2/32"
uci add_list network.wgclient.allowed_ips="${VPN_ADDR6%:*}:2/128"
uci commit network
service network restart

Establish the VPN connection. Verify your routing with traceroute and traceroute6.

traceroute openwrt.org
traceroute6 openwrt.org

Check your IP and DNS provider.

• ipleak.net
• dnsleaktest.com

Collect and analyze the following information.

# Restart services
service log restart; service network restart; sleep 10
 
# Log and status
logread -e vpn; netstat -l -n -p | grep -e "^udp\s.*\s-$"
 
# Runtime configuration
pgrep -f -a wg; wg show; wg showconf vpn
ip address show; ip route show table all
ip rule show; ip -6 rule show; nft list ruleset
 
# Persistent configuration
uci show network; uci show firewall; crontab -l