From fd5e65b5c346907478b1e0c6431a3a3b79b37519 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julien Dessaux Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 23:05:01 +0200 Subject: Updated old docs articles --- content/docs/alpine/wireguard.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'content/docs/alpine') diff --git a/content/docs/alpine/wireguard.md b/content/docs/alpine/wireguard.md index dc45604..54b6d15 100644 --- a/content/docs/alpine/wireguard.md +++ b/content/docs/alpine/wireguard.md @@ -9,11 +9,27 @@ tags: ## Introduction -This article explains how to configure wireguard on Alpine. +This article explains how to configure wireguard on Alpine Linux. -## Configuration example +## Installation -Here is a `/etc/wireguard/wg0.conf` configuration example to create a tunnel listening on udp port 342 and a remote peers : +```sh +apk add wireguard-tools +``` + +## Generating keys + +The private and public keys for a host can be generated with the following commands: +```sh +PRIVATE_KEY=`wg genkey` +PUBLIC_KEY=`printf $PRIVATE_KEY|wg pubkey` +echo private_key: $PRIVATE_KEY +echo public_key: $PUBLIC_KEY +``` + +## Configuration + +Here is a configuration example of my `/etc/wireguard/wg0.conf` that creates a tunnel listening on udp port 342 and has one remote peer: ```cfg [Interface] PrivateKey = MzrfXLmSfTaCpkJWKwNlCSD20eDq7fo18aJ3Dl1D0gA= @@ -26,9 +42,11 @@ AllowedIPs = 10.1.2.9/32 PersistentKeepalive = 60 ``` -Note that there is no ip address in the Interface section, contrary to other operating systems. Putting one here is invalid and wg will fail with an error. +Note that there is no ip address in the Interface section, contrary to other operating systems using the `wg-quick` tool. Putting one here is invalid and wg will fail with an error. -Your private key goes on the first line as argument to `wgkey`, the other keys are public keys for each peer. In this example I setup a client that can be hidden behind nat therefore I configure a `PersistentKeepalive`. If your host has a public IP this line is not needed. +To implement this example you will need to generate two sets of keys. The configuration for the first server will feature the first server's private key in the `[Interface]` section and the second server's public key in the `[Peer]` section, and vice versa for the configuration of the second server. + +This example is from a machine that can be hidden behind nat therefore I configure a `PersistentKeepalive`. If your host has a public IP this line is not needed. To activate the interface configuration, edit `/etc/network/interfaces` : ```sh @@ -43,11 +61,6 @@ Then run `ifup wg0`. ## Administration -Private keys can be generated with the following command : -{{< highlight sh >}} -openssl rand -base64 32 -{{< /highlight >}} - The tunnel can be managed with the `wg` command: ```sh root@hurricane:~# wg -- cgit v1.2.3