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Wireguard Peer Config on MacOS

Prerequisite ​

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

Step 1: Install Wireguard Client ​

From here, choose and install the macOS client.

Step 2: Create a Tunnel ​

"Import Tunnel(s) from File..."

Import Tunnel(s) from File...

"Activate"

"Activate"

At this point, it should show "Status: Active"

"Active"

Step 3: Validating and Testing ​

A connected peer should be pingable.

user@macbook-pro wireguard % ping 172.27.0.3
PING 172.27.0.3 (172.27.0.3): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 172.27.0.3: icmp_seq=0 ttl=63 time=35.006 ms
64 bytes from 172.27.0.3: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=32.528 ms
64 bytes from 172.27.0.3: icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=33.376 ms
^C
--- 172.27.0.3 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 32.528/33.637/35.006/1.028 ms

Next Steps ​

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