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Using Ubuntu Server as a Client with WireGuard
Install WireGuard
To connect to your Algo VPN using WireGuard from an Ubuntu Server 16.04 (Xenial) or 18.04 (Bionic) client, first install WireGuard on the client:
# Add the WireGuard repository:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wireguard/wireguard
# Update the list of available packages (not necessary on Bionic):
sudo apt update
# Install the tools and kernel module:
sudo apt install wireguard
(For installation on other Linux distributions, see the Installation page on the WireGuard site.)
Locate the Config File
The Algo-generated config files for WireGuard are named configs/<ip_address>/wireguard/<username>.conf on the system where you ran ./algo. One file was generated for each of the users you added to config.cfg before you ran ./algo. Each Linux and Android client you connect to your Algo VPN must use a different WireGuard config file. Choose one of these files and copy it to your Linux client.
If your client is running Bionic (or another Linux that uses systemd-resolved for DNS) you should first edit the config file. Comment out the line that begins with DNS = and replace it with:
PostUp = systemd-resolve -i %i --set-dns=172.16.0.1 --set-domain=~.
Use the IP address shown on the DNS = line (for most, this will be 172.16.0.1). If the DNS = line contains multiple IP addresses, use multiple --set-dns= options.
Configure WireGuard
Finally, install the config file on your client as /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf and start WireGuard:
# Install the config file to the WireGuard configuration directory on your
# Bionic or Xenial client:
sudo install -o root -g root -m 600 <username>.conf /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf
# Start the WireGuard VPN:
sudo systemctl start wg-quick@wg0
# Check that it started properly:
sudo systemctl status wg-quick@wg0
# Verify the connection to the Algo VPN:
sudo wg
# See that your client is using the IP address of your Algo VPN:
curl ipv4.icanhazip.com
# Optionally configure the connection to come up at boot time:
sudo systemctl enable wg-quick@wg0
(If your Linux distribution does not use systemd, you can bring up WireGuard with sudo wg-quick up wg0).