Android – WireGuard Installing & Documentation

Linux Install Commands

You can follow the instructions located on this page:

All of these commands are run in a terminal window while you are logged into our Linux computer. Remember that if you run these commands remotely you will be disconnected after you enable your VPN connection.

Add the WireGuard repository to your sources list. Apt will then automatically update the package cache.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wireguard/wireguard

Get all your packages updated

$ sudo apt-get update

Install WireGuard. The wireGuard package will install all necessary dependencies.

sudo apt install wireguard

Configure WireGuard

The install commands below show as an example wg0. Each separate VPN connection will need to be installed with a different wg number.

Example:Atlanta VPN = wg0London VPN = wg1Newark VPN = wg2

It’s a good idea to write each of these down so when you do connect you know which one you are connecting to. Otherwise you can use a site like to find where you are connecting from.

You must run the command below from the directory that contains the .conf files that were taken or sent to you from the Algo VPN server. You can install multiple .conf files one after the other if you’d like.

sudo install -o root -g root -m 600 .conf /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf

Start WireGuard Service

Start WireGuard. This command must be used each time you want to start the VPN connection after you boot your computer. You will need to select the correct wg number to make the correct VPN connection.

wg-quick up wg0

Stop WireGuard

wg-quick down wg0

Check if the VPN connection started properly

sudo systemctl status [email protected]

Verify the connection to the AlgoVPN

sudo wg show

Optionally configure the VPN connection to come up at boot time. I don’t recommend this unless you know what you are doing.

sudo systemctl enable [email protected]

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Download Configuration Files First
After you purchase your VPN service you will be issued VPN configuration files. You can visit the download area where you can download the zipped files. 
Please follow the procedure for either Mac or Windows for downloading and unzipping your file. 

Mac Instructions

Windows Instructions

Download WireGuard app

Open the macOS App Store and find the WireGuard app.
Click Get/Install icon to download and install the app.
Start the WireGuard app from your iPhone desktop

Import the configuration file

Click on the Add a tunnel button.
Click Create from QR code
Allow WireGuard to access your camera.
Name your VPN connection. You might want to name it something to remind you of what it’s location will be.
Select the VPN connection you would like to connect to. You will find these connection files from your main computer that you downloaded the .zip file onto.
That’s it!

On-demand activation

Enable this option if you are experiencing frequent disconnections or if you want to ensure that the VPN service is always active.

Tap the location server you want to use.
Tap Edit.
Scroll down to the end.
Enable Cellular or Wi-Fi or both.

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Windows – Download Configuration Files First
After you purchase your VPN service you will be issued VPN configuration files. You can visit the download area where you can download the zipped files. If you have downloaded them to the downloads folder, move them out of the downloads folder into your Documents folder or Desktop. Double Click or Right Click on the file to un-zip the file. When you double click the file it might force you to enter the password issued to you and can be found in your welcome email. 

You will notice that a new folder was added to the Documents folder similar to the name of the zipped file you downloaded. Instead of a single file that ends in a .zip name, it is a folder that contains your VPN configuration files. You will use these files when you import your VPN connections into WireGuard.

Download WireGuard app

Download the official WireGuard app for Windows (available in 32- and 64-bit versions) from the WireGuard website.
Run the installer.
After WireGuard installs, click the Import tunnel(s) form file button.
Navigate to the folder where you have the Algo configuration files stored and select the configuration file you’d like to import.
Click Open
Click Activate to connect to the selected VPN connection.
Click Deactivate to disconnect from the VPN connection.
That’s it!

Edit A Connection

Click on the WireGuard icon  located in your computer.
Click on the Tunnel (VPN Connection) you would like to edit.
Click the edit button.
Make changes to the name of the Tunnel.
You can turn on Block untunneled traffic (kill-switch)

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Currently, the WireGuard app requires macOS version 10.14 or newer. If you are running an older version of the MacOS that will not support the WireGuard app, checkout our video on installing Wireguard on Linux. This video will show you how to install WireGuard on an older MacOS.
The video below is not as detail in the installation instructions as the step by step below. This video will be updated shortly. 

Mac – Download Configuration Files First
After you purchase your VPN service you will be issued VPN configuration files. You can visit the download area where you can download the zipped files. If you have downloaded them to the downloads folder, move them out of the downloads folder into your Documents folder. Double click on the file to un-zip the folder. When you double click the file it will force you to enter the password issued to you and can be found in your welcome email. 

You will notice that a new folder was added to the Documents folder similar to the name of the zipped file you downloaded. Instead of a single file that ends in a .zip name, it is a folder that contains your VPN configuration files. You will use these files when you import your VPN connections into WireGuard.

Download WireGuard app

Open the macOS App Store and find the WireGuard app.
Click Get/Install to download and install the app.
Start the WireGuard app from your computer’s Launchpad or Application folder.
The WireGuard icon will display in your desktop’s top menu bar (no window will automatically open).

Import the configuration file

Click on the WireGuard icon located in your desktop’s top menu bar.
In the drop-down menu, select Import tunnel(s) from file…
Navigate to the folder where you have the VPN configuration files stored and select the configuration file you’d like to import. In the example above we moved this folder to the Documents folder.
Click Import.
Click Allow if you get a pop-up saying “‘WireGuard’ would like to Add VPN Configurations.”

Connect

Click on the WireGuard icon located in your desktop’s top menu bar.
In the drop-down menu, select the VPN connection that you want to connect to, for example “atlantanoads-25”.
A checkmark will appear next to it. That’s it!

Disconnect

Click on the WireGuard icon located in your desktop’s top menu bar.
In the drop-down menu, click on the server that you’re connected to (the one with a checkmark next to it).
The checkmark will disappear, signaling that you are disconnected.

Edit A Connection

Click on the WireGuard icon located in your desktop’s top menu bar.
In the drop-down menu, click on the Manage Tunnels.
Click on the Tunnel (VPN Connection) you would like to edit.
Click the edit button. You will be asked to verify your computer password.
Make changes to the name of the Tunnel.

On-demand activation

Enable this option if you are experiencing frequent disconnections or if you want to ensure that the VPN service is always active.

Click on the WireGuard icon located in your desktop’s top menu bar.
In the drop-down menu, click on the Manage Tunnels.
Click on the Tunnel (VPN Connection) you would like to edit.
Click the edit button. You will be asked to verify your computer password.
Enable Cellular or Wi-Fi or both.

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