wg-easy
A self-hosted WireGuard doorway to Home Assistant; certificates, DNS, and uptime remain your hobbies.
Technical Profile & Specs
verified 2026-08-10
- Cost
- $0 / forever (Open Source)
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Hosting Model
- Self-host (your server)
- Platforms
- desktopwebself-hosteddocker to self-host
- Installation
- Docker Compose on a Linux host with a public UDP port
- Operational Setup
- A non-expert still needs a Linux server or home port-forward, Docker, a WireGuard-capable kernel, UDP 51820 reachability, privileged network capabilities, DNS, and safe web-admin exposure.
- Where Your Data Lives
- WireGuard server configuration, peer records, private keys, and generated client profiles live in the mounted `/etc/wireguard` data volume on the host; tunneled traffic exits through that host.
- The Catch / Trade-off
- wg-easy provides only a WireGuard doorway, leaving server uptime, port forwarding, DNS, certificates, client setup, voice-assistant bridging, webhooks, and troubleshooting to the household.
Replaces 2 paid apps
up to $21.19/mo ($254/yr) in subscriptions
wg-easy FAQ
Common questions
Is wg-easy free and open source?+
wg-easy is an open-source tool licensed under AGPL-3.0 that runs on self-host. A self-hosted WireGuard doorway to Home Assistant; certificates, DNS, and uptime remain your hobbies.
What paid software does wg-easy replace?+
wg-easy serves as a free replacement for 2 paid SaaS applications: Home Assistant Cloud, NordVPN, saving up to $21.19/month ($254/year) in subscription bills.
How do you install and set up wg-easy?+
Installation: Docker Compose on a Linux host with a public UDP port. Setup notes: A non-expert still needs a Linux server or home port-forward, Docker, a WireGuard-capable kernel, UDP 51820 reachability, privileged network capabilities, DNS, and safe web-admin exposure.
What is the catch or trade-off with wg-easy?+
wg-easy provides only a WireGuard doorway, leaving server uptime, port forwarding, DNS, certificates, client setup, voice-assistant bridging, webhooks, and troubleshooting to the household.