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title: "WireGuard"
description: "WireGuard is an app for Home Assistant. It has 11.3k installs sharing analytics and was last updated October 27, 2026."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/wireguard"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/wireguard.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
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# WireGuard

> WireGuard is an app for Home Assistant. It has 11.3k installs sharing analytics and was last updated October 27, 2026.

WireGuard is a Home Assistant app that runs a WireGuard VPN server on the Home Assistant host. Phones, laptops and other devices act as peers and connect to Home Assistant through the tunnel. The app generates client configurations and QR codes for each peer defined in its settings, so a device can be added by scanning a code. It works only as a server, and Home Assistant cannot join an existing WireGuard network as a client. Setup needs the external host name or address that clients use to connect, and a router port forward for the tunnel. It requires Home Assistant OS, runs on aarch64 and amd64, has no sidebar page, and asks for privileged capabilities and Supervisor API access.

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[Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/supervisor_app/?app=a0d7b954_wireguard&repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhassio-addons%2Frepository)

Apps need Home Assistant OS. Container and Core installs cannot run them.

## Supports

- **Actively maintained**: Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

## Setting it up

Add its app repository under Settings, Apps, then install and start it.

## From the docs

> WireGuard® is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPsec, while avoiding the massive headache.
>
> It intends to be considerably more performant than OpenVPN. WireGuard is designed as a general-purpose VPN for running on embedded interfaces and supercomputers alike, fit for many different circumstances.

From the docs of [hassio-addons/repository](https://github.com/hassio-addons/repository/blob/HEAD/wireguard/DOCS.md), [MIT License](https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html). Shortened.

## Permissions

- **Extra system rights**: Asks for privileged Linux capabilities.
- **Hardware access**: Can reach USB, serial or GPIO devices.
- **Supervisor API**: Can talk to the Supervisor, which manages apps and the system.

## Network

- `51820/udp`

## At a glance

- Kind: App
- Number: 11.3k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Connection not stated
- Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months
- Needs: Needs Home Assistant OS
- Runs on: 64-bit ARM, x86-64
- Latest version: 0.14.0, last updated October 27, 2026
- Source: <https://github.com/hassio-addons/repository>

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Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/apps/wireguard

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