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Prerequisite

You come from here and have a .conf file ready.

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Step 1: Install Wireguard

ubuntu@ip-10-10-11-10:~$ sudo apt install wireguard

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Step 2: Bring up the Interface

Assuming the correct config file is located at /etc/wireguard/peer1.conf 
ubuntu@ip-10-10-11-10:~$ sudo wg-quick up peer1
[#] ip link add peer1 type wireguard
[#] wg setconf peer1 /dev/fd/63
[#] ip -4 address add 172.27.0.2/32 dev peer1
[#] ip link set mtu 8921 up dev peer1
[#] ip -4 route add 172.27.0.0/24 dev peer1

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Step 3: Validating and Testing

ubuntu@ip-10-10-11-10:~$ sudo wg show
interface: peer1
  public key: Jt1zAJD6W2BZgOwtUsNY2KrMO0oRfUmfAEZGNEUZKiQ=
  private key: (hidden)
  listening port: 43548

peer: XYy8e5EKtE1F0fwwMgr792/9noYs53uRZBX5O3XJ4Eg=
  endpoint: 64.16.243.3:5107
  allowed ips: 172.27.0.0/24
  latest handshake: 1 minute, 28 seconds ago
  transfer: 92 B received, 2.86 KiB sent
  persistent keepalive: every 1 second
If another peer is connected to the network, it should be pingable. 
ubuntu@ip-10-10-11-10:~$ ping 172.27.0.3
PING 172.27.0.3 (172.27.0.3) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 172.27.0.3: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=25.8 ms
64 bytes from 172.27.0.3: icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=25.6 ms
64 bytes from 172.27.0.3: icmp_seq=3 ttl=63 time=25.5 ms
^C
--- 172.27.0.3 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 2004ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 25.493/25.610/25.751/0.106 ms

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Next Steps

Wireguard Gateway (WGW) Guide outlines many use cases that may be valuable to you.