Install WireGuard Client on Ubuntu 22.04 and Connecting to the server using AmneziaWG

To connect to a Wideguard VPN from your local machine to a remote server using the amneziawg configuration file you previously received from the configured server, follow these steps. This guide assumes you are using Ubuntu 22.04. You’ll need to install the WireGuard software, configure it, and initiate the VPN connection. Here's how to do it:

Open a terminal and update your package lists:

Then install WireGuard. For Debian-based systems (like Ubuntu), use:

For Red Hat-based systems (like CentOS or Fedora), use:

Include the command:

Where:

The Amnezia wireguard configuration file must be downloaded from VPS. The .conf file, is usually in the following format:

Save this file with a .conf extension, e.g., wg0.conf.

Move your configuration file to WireGuard’s directory, where wg0.conf this is a client config that was previously downloaded from the server:

Ensure the file permissions are restricted to prevent unauthorized access:

To start the VPN connection using the configuration file, run the following command:

If everything is configured properly, you'll be connected to the WireGuard VPN.

To check if the connection is active, use:

This command shows details about the active WireGuard connection, such as the interface name, peer details, and data transfer statistics.

To stop the VPN connection, use:

If you want the VPN to start automatically on boot, you can enable it with:

To disable it from starting on boot, use:

Following these steps, you should be able to connect to amneziawg on Ubuntu.