I have been using NordVPN for years now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus I never wanted to install the NordVPN client (too heavy, too many features I dont need).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hence I have been using OpenVPN (config files can be downloaded from NordVPN web site).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lately I have read that Wireguard was quicker and that NordVPN was also supporting this protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Below the procedure I have been using to create a Wireguard config (not as friendly as OpenVPN…).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
curl -s -u token:<ACCESS_TOKEN> https:\/\/api.nordvpn.com\/v1\/users\/services\/credentials | jq -r .nordlynx_private_key<\/pre>\n\n\n\n\n
- get server info<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
curl -s \"https:\/\/api.nordvpn.com\/v1\/servers\/recommendations?&filters\\[servers_technologies\\]\\[identifier\\]=wireguard_udp&limit=1\" | jq -r \".[]|.hostname, .station, (.locations|.[]|.country|.city.name), (.locations|.[]|.country|.name), (.technologies|.[].metadata|.[].value), .load\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n\n
- create wireguard config:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
[Interface]
PrivateKey = <PRIVATE_KEY> # from step 2
Address = 10.5.0.2\/32 # this IP is always the same
DNS = 9.9.9.9 # your favorite DNS server
[Peer]
PublicKey = <PUBLIC_KEY> # from step 3
AllowedIPs = 0.0.0.0\/0, ::\/0 # route everything
Endpoint = <ENDPOINT>:51820 # endpoint or IP from step 3, the port is always the same
<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
And indeed, whereas I am getting circa 100 mb\/s with OpenVPN on speedtest.net over a theoritical 1gb\/s line, I am now able to reach 500mb\/s with Wireguard \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\nPS : i was able to run this procedure on both Linux and Windows (you need curl and jq on installed on your system).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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