[How To] Configure WireGuard via the NetworkManager GUI (Advanced Network Manager)

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I’m writing this due to the lack of any tutorials when trying to configure this myself.
Wanted to provide some easy to follow instructions for future reference & anyone else interested!

  1. Install nm-connection-editor via your package manager.

  2. Open the Advanced Network Configuration GUI, add a new connection & select WireGuard

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  3. Use the following diagram to translate your WireGuard client config file to the Advanced Network Configuration GUI.

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Enjoy your WireGuard VPN integrated into the OS!

I hope this helps!

Note: the “Listen port” will not be in your WireGuard client config.
I used 58909 & that worked for me.

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AHHHHHHH I AM SO THANKFUL!

I was JUST trying to get this to work, and for the life of me I could not figure it out.

My problem was that I didn’t have the IPV4 settings correct. I kept thinking I needed to supply a gateway in the manual config. When I did that (using the VPN address as the gateway), I was required to use a netmask of 24 and nothing would work. By supplying 32 as the netmask and omitting the gateway, everything worked!

THANK YOU AGAIN!