wireguard-install
WireGuard road warrior installer for Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS and Fedora (by Nyr)
setup-ipsec-vpn
Set up your own IPsec VPN server in just a few minutes, with IPsec/L2TP, Cisco IPsec and IKEv2. Supports Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS/RHEL, Amazon Linux, Alpine and Raspberry Pi. Includes client config and management scripts. (by hwdsl2)
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| Shell | Shell | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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wireguard-install
Posts with mentions or reviews of wireguard-install.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2026-04-20.
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wireguard-install VS amneziawg-installer - a user suggested alternative
2 projects | 20 Apr 2026
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Как сделать и настроить свой VPN
для WireGuard
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I'm blocking connections from AWS to my on-prem services
+1 to WireGuard. For people new to it, there are some great scripts which set up and configure it for you like https://github.com/Nyr/wireguard-install
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VPNs are being blocked
after that u can simply run this script https://github.com/Nyr/wireguard-install that helps you automatically install wireguard and create a config ( to add more configs just run it again ). This script also generates QR code that you can simply scan by ur phone
- What would be the best way to VPN into my pihole from my mobile phone while I am out of the home?
- Best VPN choice for internet streaming?
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Certain websites refuse to load
I currently have WG set up on a Linode Ubuntu server (installed from https://github.com/Nyr/wireguard-install) with Pihole setup in the background. I have everything working just fine, except for some websites showing as "Page cannot be displayed". I've looked up in the subreddit and some have recommended changing the MTU (which I've tried on server/client), but that doesn't resolve the issue. In Pihole, it shows that it responds correctly. I did enable IPv6, but this happened before adding IPv6. Running curl from SSH to access the affected site, it tells me 301 Site moved permanently. Here's the server config:
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OpenVPN client issues still
https://github.com/Nyr/wireguard-install
- Building Your Personal Openvpn Server: A Step-by-step Guide Using A Quick Installation Script
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Developer wanting to start learning about homelab
As for the VPN: I always use this installer on a raspy pi (you can do this on a virtual machine): https://github.com/Nyr/wireguard-install But that is only because I hate having to set up keys.
setup-ipsec-vpn
Posts with mentions or reviews of setup-ipsec-vpn.
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Can't get it to run after installation, although running vpn from this pi before
I can't connect to VPN. I have run VPN on this Raspberry Pi via IPsec. All of a sudden it stopped working. I tried installing IPsec on another Raspberry Pi, with no success, the same problem. I can't connect.
- Alternatives to VPNs in China? Is roaming a good idea?
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Connect to home server remotely while its connected to a VPN
I have set up a vpn server using this, https://github.com/hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn. I am able to log into the server and shut it down if I chose.
- IIIT JABALPUR HOSTEL'S ETHERNET
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Help with firewall/routing tables on arch... maybe?
ok so here is the deal... I am currently running this script on a rpi at home that also runs a pihole... I do this for 24/7 ad blocking on my phone and to get around blocks on public wifi...
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How to Install IPsec Road Warrior VPN, and be able to enable it in game mode!
First, go here and use this setup https://github.com/hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn . I put this on a raspberry pi and it works great, but you can put this on an old laptop or really anything.
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Which Country Has the Cheapest Price For Mullvad
you can run your own vpn node on some cheap vps server using algo (https://github.com/trailofbits/algo) or this: https://github.com/hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn
- Build your own IPsec VPN server in less than 10 minutes
- Show HN: Build your own IPsec VPN server in less than 10 minutes
What are some alternatives?
When comparing wireguard-install and setup-ipsec-vpn you can also consider the following projects:
wireguard-install - WireGuard VPN installer for Linux servers
amnezia-client - Amnezia VPN Client (Desktop+Mobile)
openvpn-install - Set up your own OpenVPN server on Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, Arch Linux and more
docker-ipsec-vpn-server - Docker image to run an IPsec VPN server, with IPsec/L2TP, Cisco IPsec and IKEv2. Auto-generates server config and supports VPN client setup on Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.
amneziawg-installer - One-command self-hosted AmneziaWG 2.0 VPN installer for Ubuntu/Debian and ARM (Raspberry Pi, Oracle Cloud Ampere, Hetzner arm64). DPI bypass via protocol obfuscation (H1-H4 randomization, I1-I5 CPS, mobile-carrier preset) — works in networks where WireGuard is blocked.
ansible-collection-hardening - This Ansible collection provides battle tested hardening for Linux, SSH, nginx, MySQL