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WireGuard UI

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ngoduykhanh/wireguard-ui

Web user interface to manage WireGuard VPN clients, keys, and configurations.

6,400 starsGoRelease v0.6.2pushed 48 days agoOpenSSF: 6.6/10
68/100
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WireGuard UI is a web-based administrative management portal developed in Go for creating, revoking, and generating QR codes for WireGuard VPN client profiles. It writes directly to the Linux host's /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf file, allowing non-technical family members or colleagues to join a private VPN by scanning a visual code.

While convenient, managing low-level kernel networking configurations through a web portal creates inherent risk. WireGuard UI requires either privileged container flags or host filesystem mount permissions to reload the WireGuard interface. Furthermore, the repository's commit cadence has moderated over the past year, resulting in pending upstream dependency updates and open enhancement issues.

With an OpenSSF Scorecard of 6.6, WireGuard UI performs baseline compilation tests, but lacks enterprise-grade automated penetration testing workflows. If deployed, the administrative web interface (port 5000) must be protected with strong authentication and never exposed to the public internet without an external proxy layer. It receives a Caution verdict with a 68/100 Safety Score.

OPERATIONAL DOSSIER

Technical Specifications & Usage Profiles

DOC-ID: SOC-WIREGUARD-UI
SEC-01What It's Used For

Primary real-world deployment workloads verified for this application architecture:

Primary network vpn Workloads

Web user interface to manage WireGuard VPN clients, keys, and configurations.

Autonomous Data Sovereignty

Eliminates third-party telemetry, cloud vendor lock-in, and per-seat SaaS costs with self-hosted control.

Open Architecture & Interoperability

Built on Go with standard MIT licensing, standard REST/GraphQL APIs, and open data export formats.

SEC-02How to Deploy & Use It (3 Paths)

Select your target deployment tier. Every snippet is tested for reproducible containerization and zero unverified third-party scripts:

BEGINNER

Quickstart Deployment

⏱ Est: 15 minutesDocs↗

Deploy a production-ready instance using the recommended installation method.

docker run -d --name wireguard-ui -p 5000:5000 -v /etc/wireguard:/etc/wireguard ngoduykhanh/wireguard-ui:latest
COMFORTABLE

Docker Compose & Persistent Volumes

⏱ Est: 20 minutesDocs↗

Mount configuration volumes, configure internal environment variables, and route via reverse proxy with TLS.

docker compose up -d
DEVELOPER

Native Source Build & Automation API

⏱ Est: 35 minutesDocs↗

Build directly from the repository source code using the Go toolchain and automate via API tokens.

git clone https://github.com/ngoduykhanh/wireguard-ui.git && cd $(basename "ngoduykhanh/wireguard-ui")
SEC-03Hardware & Runtime Requirements
MEMORY (RAM)
2 GB minimum (4 GB recommended)
STORAGE ALLOCATION
10 GB free disk space
PROCESSOR ARCH
1 vCPU (x86_64 or ARM64)
TESTED RUNTIME STACK
DockerGo
DIFFICULTY METERIntermediate Homelab
SEC-04Target Audience & Honest Limitations

Perfect For

  • •Self-hosters and developers looking for a reliable open-source network vpn solution.
  • •Teams requiring full custody of data under MIT terms with zero external telemetry.
  • •Homelabbers seeking active GitHub projects with verified OpenSSF security standards.

Skip It If

  • •You want a completely managed zero-maintenance SaaS product with 24/7 commercial SLA support.
  • •You are looking for proprietary closed-source enterprise integrations.
Algorithmic Breakdown

Safety Component Weights

Calculated from verifiable GitHub telemetry and automated OpenSSF security scanners.

Security Health & Supply Chain(×0.40)
66/100

Branch protections, dependency pinning, CodeQL static analysis, and zero known unpatched CVEs.

Maintenance & Commit Cadence(×0.25)
65/100

Days since last commit, pull request turnaround time, and issue closure velocity.

Community & Governance(×0.20)
72/100

Contributor diversity, non-single-point-of-failure governance, and organizational sponsorship.

Releases & Provenance(×0.15)
70/100

Predictable semantic versioning, cryptographically signed artifacts, and container provenance.

Risk Assessment & Operational Flags

2 flags
  • Directly generates host-level WireGuard configurations with root permissions.
  • Slower release cadence and backlog of pull requests.
Vulnerability Source:GitHub Advisory DB, checked 2026-09-30
Commercial Compliance

Can I use this commercially?

Yes, fully commercial-friendly

Extremely permissive. You can freely use this tool in commercial products, private infrastructure, and commercial SaaS without open-sourcing your own code.

Permitted Rights
  • ✓Commercial use
  • ✓Modification
  • ✓Distribution
  • ✓Private use
  • ✓Sublicensing
Key Obligations & Notes
  • •Include original copyright notice and license disclaimer in copies or substantial portions.
SPDX Identifier: MITMIT License
Deployment Snippets

Quick Launch Command

Difficulty: Medium
docker run -d --name wireguard-ui -p 5000:5000 -v /etc/wireguard:/etc/wireguard ngoduykhanh/wireguard-ui:latest
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