Astrill Setup Manual:How to setup WireGuard on Linux

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STEP 1

Open Terminal on your Linux OS and run following command to install WireGuard: sudo apt install wireguard

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STEP 2

Login your Astrill account on Astrill website: https://www.astrill.com/member-zone/log-in

STEP 3

After login, go to "VPN Services" tab and then go to "WireGuard configurations".

STEP 4

Now generate WireGuard configuration file for your desired server and download it.

STEP 5

Now open Terminal again and run following command to activate WireGuard: wg-quick up Downloads/wg0.conf

In that above command "Downloads" is the location where you downloaded WireGuard .conf file and "wg0.conf" is the name of downloaded file.

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STEP 6

After activating WireGuard open following link in browser to check if WireGuard is connected or not: https://www.astrill.com/what-is-my-ip

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If you see your IP changed, you're good to go.

NOTE: To disconnect/deactivate WireGuard run following command in terminal: wg-quick down Downloads/wg0.conf

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