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wireguard-client-systemd-functions.md

Function to add a wireguard conf in /etc/wireguard/ dir with ease

wireguardConf() {
	conf=/etc/wireguard/${1}.conf
	if test -f "$conf"; then
		systemctl enable wg-quick@${1}.service
		systemctl daemon-reload
		systemctl start wg-quick@${1}
		systemctl status wg-quick@${1}
	fi
}

Usage wireguardConf <conf0>.conf

wireguardConf conf0
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Add the service to systemd:

sudo systemctl enable [email protected]
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Start the service:

sudo systemctl start wg-quick@cloudflare0

Check status:

systemctl status wg-quick@cloudflare0

To remove the service and clean up the system:

sudo systemctl stop wg-quick@cloudflare0
sudo systemctl disable [email protected]
sudo rm -i /etc/systemd/system/wg-quick@cloudflare0*
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl reset-failed

Thanks - https://www.ivpn.net/knowledgebase/linux/linux-autostart-wireguard-in-systemd/

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