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WireGuard Portal Configuration
This page provides an overview of all available configuration options for WireGuard Portal.
You can supply these configurations in a YAML file (e.g. config.yaml
) when starting the Portal.
Complete configuration examples are available in the Configuration Examples page.
Below you will find sections like core
, advanced
, statistics
, mail
, auth
, database
, and web
.
Each section describes the individual configuration keys, their default values, and a brief explanation of their purpose.
Core
These are the primary configuration options that control fundamental WireGuard Portal behavior.
More advanced options are found in the subsequent Advanced
section.
admin_user
- Default:
admin@wgportal.local
- Description: The administrator user. This user will be created as a default admin if it does not yet exist.
admin_password
- Default:
wgportal
- Description: The administrator password. The default password of
wgportal
should be changed immediately.
editable_keys
- Default:
true
- Description: Allow editing of WireGuard key-pairs directly in the UI.
create_default_peer
- Default:
false
- Description: If a user logs in for the first time with no existing peers, automatically create a new WireGuard peer for all server interfaces.
create_default_peer_on_creation
- Default:
false
- Description: If an LDAP user is created (e.g., through LDAP sync) and has no peers, automatically create a new WireGuard peer for all server interfaces.
re_enable_peer_after_user_enable
- Default:
true
- Description: Re-enable all peers that were previously disabled if the associated user is re-enabled.
delete_peer_after_user_deleted
- Default:
false
- Description: If a user is deleted, remove all linked peers. Otherwise, peers remain but are disabled.
self_provisioning_allowed
- Default:
false
- Description: Allow registered (non-admin) users to self-provision peers from their profile page.
import_existing
- Default:
true
- Description: On startup, import existing WireGuard interfaces and peers into WireGuard Portal.
restore_state
- Default:
true
- Description: Restore the WireGuard interface states (up/down) that existed before WireGuard Portal started.
Advanced
Additional or more specialized configuration options for logging and interface creation details.
log_level
- Default:
info
- Description: The log level used by the application. Valid options are:
trace
,debug
,info
,warn
,error
.
log_pretty
- Default:
false
- Description: If
true
, log messages are colorized and formatted for readability (pretty-print).
log_json
- Default:
false
- Description: If
true
, log messages are structured in JSON format.
start_listen_port
- Default:
51820
- Description: The first port to use when automatically creating new WireGuard interfaces.
start_cidr_v4
- Default:
10.11.12.0/24
- Description: The initial IPv4 subnet to use when automatically creating new WireGuard interfaces.
start_cidr_v6
- Default:
fdfd:d3ad:c0de:1234::0/64
- Description: The initial IPv6 subnet to use when automatically creating new WireGuard interfaces.
use_ip_v6
- Default:
true
- Description: Enable or disable IPv6 support.
config_storage_path
- Default: (empty)
- Description: Path to a directory where
wg-quick
style configuration files will be stored (if you need local filesystem configs).
expiry_check_interval
- Default:
15m
- Description: Interval after which existing peers are checked if they are expired. Format uses
s
,m
,h
,d
for seconds, minutes, hours, days, see time.ParseDuration.
rule_prio_offset
- Default:
20000
- Description: Offset for IP route rule priorities when configuring routing.
route_table_offset
- Default:
20000
- Description: Offset for IP route table IDs when configuring routing.
api_admin_only
- Default:
true
- Description: If
true
, the public REST API is accessible only to admin users. The API docs live at/api/v1/doc.html
.
Database
Configuration for the underlying database used by WireGuard Portal. Supported databases include SQLite, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and Postgres.
debug
- Default:
false
- Description: If
true
, logs all database statements (verbose).
slow_query_threshold
- Default: 0
- Description: A time threshold (e.g.,
100ms
) above which queries are considered slow and logged as warnings. If empty or zero, slow query logging is disabled. Format usess
,ms
for seconds, milliseconds, see time.ParseDuration.
type
- Default:
sqlite
- Description: The database type. Valid options:
sqlite
,mssql
,mysql
,postgres
.
dsn
- Default:
data/sqlite.db
- Description: The Data Source Name (DSN) for connecting to the database.
For example:user:pass@tcp(1.2.3.4:3306)/dbname?charset=utf8mb4&parseTime=True&loc=Local
Statistics
Controls how WireGuard Portal collects and reports usage statistics, including ping checks and Prometheus metrics.
use_ping_checks
- Default:
true
- Description: Enable periodic ping checks to verify that peers remain responsive.
ping_check_workers
- Default:
10
- Description: Number of parallel worker processes for ping checks.
ping_unprivileged
- Default:
false
- Description: If
false
, ping checks run without root privileges. This is currently considered BETA.
ping_check_interval
- Default:
1m
- Description: Interval between consecutive ping checks for all peers. Format uses
s
,m
,h
,d
for seconds, minutes, hours, days, see time.ParseDuration.
data_collection_interval
- Default:
1m
- Description: Interval between data collection cycles (bytes sent/received, handshake times, etc.). Format uses
s
,m
,h
,d
for seconds, minutes, hours, days, see time.ParseDuration.
collect_interface_data
- Default:
true
- Description: If
true
, collects interface-level data (bytes in/out) for monitoring and statistics.
collect_peer_data
- Default:
true
- Description: If
true
, collects peer-level data (bytes, last handshake, endpoint, etc.).
collect_audit_data
- Default:
true
- Description: If
true
, logs certain portal events (such as user logins) to the database.
listening_address
- Default:
:8787
- Description: Address and port for the integrated Prometheus metric server (e.g.,
:8787
).
Options for configuring email notifications or sending peer configurations via email.
host
- Default:
127.0.0.1
- Description: Hostname or IP of the SMTP server.
port
- Default:
25
- Description: Port number for the SMTP server.
encryption
- Default:
none
- Description: SMTP encryption type. Valid values:
none
,tls
,starttls
.
cert_validation
- Default:
false
- Description: If
true
, validate the SMTP server certificate (relevant ifencryption
=tls
).
username
- Default: (empty)
- Description: Optional SMTP username for authentication.
password
- Default: (empty)
- Description: Optional SMTP password for authentication.
auth_type
- Default:
plain
- Description: SMTP authentication type. Valid values:
plain
,login
,crammd5
.
from
- Default:
Wireguard Portal <noreply@wireguard.local>
- Description: The default "From" address when sending emails.
link_only
- Default:
false
- Description: If
true
, emails only contain a link to WireGuard Portal, rather than attaching the full configuration.
Auth
WireGuard Portal supports multiple authentication strategies, including OpenID Connect (oidc
), OAuth (oauth
), and LDAP (ldap
).
Each can have multiple providers configured. Below are the relevant keys.
OIDC Provider Properties
The oidc
array contains a list of OpenID Connect providers.
Below are the properties for each OIDC provider entry inside auth.oidc
:
provider_name
- Default: (empty)
- Description: A unique name for this provider. Must not conflict with other providers.
display_name
- Default: (empty)
- Description: A user-friendly name shown on the login page (e.g., "Login with Google").
base_url
- Default: (empty)
- Description: The OIDC provider’s base URL (e.g.,
https://accounts.google.com
).
client_id
- Default: (empty)
- Description: The OAuth client ID from the OIDC provider.
client_secret
- Default: (empty)
- Description: The OAuth client secret from the OIDC provider.
extra_scopes
- Default: (empty)
- Description: A list of additional OIDC scopes (e.g.,
profile
,email
).
field_map
- Default: (empty)
- Description: Maps OIDC claims to WireGuard Portal user fields.
- Available fields:
user_identifier
,email
,firstname
,lastname
,phone
,department
,is_admin
,user_groups
.Field Typical OIDC Claim Explanation user_identifier
sub
orpreferred_username
A unique identifier for the user. Often the OIDC sub
claim is used because it’s guaranteed to be unique for the user within the IdP. Some providers also supportpreferred_username
if it’s unique.email
email
The user’s email address as provided by the IdP. Not always verified, depending on IdP settings. firstname
given_name
The user’s first name, typically provided by the IdP in the given_name
claim.lastname
family_name
The user’s last (family) name, typically provided by the IdP in the family_name
claim.phone
phone_number
The user’s phone number. This may require additional scopes/permissions from the IdP to access. department
Custom claim (e.g., department
)If the IdP can provide organizational data, it may store it in a custom claim. Adjust accordingly (e.g., department
,org
, or another attribute).is_admin
Custom claim or derived role If the IdP returns a role or admin flag, you can map that to is_admin
. Often this is managed through custom claims or group membership.user_groups
groups
or another custom claimA list of group memberships for the user. Some IdPs provide groups
out of the box; others require custom claims or directory lookups.
- Available fields:
admin_mapping
- Default: (empty)
- Description: WgPortal can grant a user admin rights by matching the value of the
is_admin
claim against a regular expression. Alternatively, a regular expression can be used to check if a user is member of a specific group listed in theuser_group
claim. The regular expressions are defined inadmin_value_regex
andadmin_group_regex
.admin_value_regex
: A regular expression to match theis_admin
claim. By default, this expression matches the string "true" (^true$
).admin_group_regex
: A regular expression to match theuser_groups
claim. Each entry in theuser_groups
claim is checked against this regex.
registration_enabled
- Default: (empty)
- Description: If
true
, a new user will be created in WireGuard Portal if not already present.
log_user_info
- Default: (empty)
- Description: If
true
, OIDC user data is logged at the trace level upon login (for debugging).
OAuth Provider Properties
The oauth
array contains a list of plain OAuth2 providers.
Below are the properties for each OAuth provider entry inside auth.oauth
:
provider_name
- Default: (empty)
- Description: A unique name for this provider. Must not conflict with other providers.
display_name
- Default: (empty)
- Description: A user-friendly name shown on the login page.
client_id
- Default: (empty)
- Description: The OAuth client ID for the provider.
client_secret
- Default: (empty)
- Description: The OAuth client secret for the provider.
auth_url
- Default: (empty)
- Description: URL of the authentication endpoint.
token_url
- Default: (empty)
- Description: URL of the token endpoint.
user_info_url
- Default: (empty)
- Description: URL of the user information endpoint.
scopes
- Default: (empty)
- Description: A list of OAuth scopes.
field_map
- Default: (empty)
- Description: Maps OAuth attributes to WireGuard Portal fields.
- Available fields:
user_identifier
,email
,firstname
,lastname
,phone
,department
,is_admin
,user_groups
.Field Typical Claim Explanation user_identifier
sub
orpreferred_username
A unique identifier for the user. Often the OIDC sub
claim is used because it’s guaranteed to be unique for the user within the IdP. Some providers also supportpreferred_username
if it’s unique.email
email
The user’s email address as provided by the IdP. Not always verified, depending on IdP settings. firstname
given_name
The user’s first name, typically provided by the IdP in the given_name
claim.lastname
family_name
The user’s last (family) name, typically provided by the IdP in the family_name
claim.phone
phone_number
The user’s phone number. This may require additional scopes/permissions from the IdP to access. department
Custom claim (e.g., department
)If the IdP can provide organizational data, it may store it in a custom claim. Adjust accordingly (e.g., department
,org
, or another attribute).is_admin
Custom claim or derived role If the IdP returns a role or admin flag, you can map that to is_admin
. Often this is managed through custom claims or group membership.user_groups
groups
or another custom claimA list of group memberships for the user. Some IdPs provide groups
out of the box; others require custom claims or directory lookups.
- Available fields:
admin_mapping
- Default: (empty)
- Description: WgPortal can grant a user admin rights by matching the value of the
is_admin
claim against a regular expression. Alternatively, a regular expression can be used to check if a user is member of a specific group listed in theuser_group
claim. The regular expressions are defined inadmin_value_regex
andadmin_group_regex
.admin_value_regex
: A regular expression to match theis_admin
claim. By default, this expression matches the string "true" (^true$
).admin_group_regex
: A regular expression to match theuser_groups
claim. Each entry in theuser_groups
claim is checked against this regex.
registration_enabled
- Default: (empty)
- Description: If
true
, new users are created automatically on successful login.
log_user_info
- Default: (empty)
- Description: If
true
, logs user info at the trace level upon login.
LDAP Provider Properties
The ldap
array contains a list of LDAP authentication providers.
Below are the properties for each LDAP provider entry inside auth.ldap
:
url
- Default: (empty)
- Description: The LDAP server URL (e.g.,
ldap://srv-ad01.company.local:389
).
start_tls
- Default: (empty)
- Description: If
true
, use STARTTLS to secure the LDAP connection.
cert_validation
- Default: (empty)
- Description: If
true
, validate the LDAP server’s TLS certificate.
tls_certificate_path
- Default: (empty)
- Description: Path to a TLS certificate if needed for LDAP connections.
tls_key_path
- Default: (empty)
- Description: Path to the corresponding TLS certificate key.
base_dn
- Default: (empty)
- Description: The base DN for user searches (e.g.,
DC=COMPANY,DC=LOCAL
).
bind_user
- Default: (empty)
- Description: The bind user for LDAP (e.g.,
company\\ldap_wireguard
orldap_wireguard@company.local
).
bind_pass
- Default: (empty)
- Description: The bind password for LDAP authentication.
field_map
- Default: (empty)
- Description: Maps LDAP attributes to WireGuard Portal fields.
- Available fields:
user_identifier
,email
,firstname
,lastname
,phone
,department
,memberof
.WireGuard Portal Field Typical LDAP Attribute Short Description user_identifier sAMAccountName / uid Uniquely identifies the user within the LDAP directory. email mail / userPrincipalName Stores the user's primary email address. firstname givenName Contains the user's first (given) name. lastname sn Contains the user's last (surname) name. phone telephoneNumber / mobile Holds the user's phone or mobile number. department departmentNumber / ou Specifies the department or organizational unit of the user. memberof memberOf Lists the groups and roles to which the user belongs.
- Available fields:
login_filter
- Default: (empty)
- Description: An LDAP filter to restrict which users can log in. Use
{{login_identifier}}
to insert the username. For example:(&(objectClass=organizationalPerson)(mail={{login_identifier}})(!userAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2))
admin_group
- Default: (empty)
- Description: A specific LDAP group whose members are considered administrators in WireGuard Portal.
For example:
CN=WireGuardAdmins,OU=Some-OU,DC=YOURDOMAIN,DC=LOCAL
sync_interval
- Default: (empty)
- Description: How frequently (in duration, e.g.
30m
) to synchronize users from LDAP. Empty or0
disables sync. Format usess
,m
,h
,d
for seconds, minutes, hours, days, see time.ParseDuration. Only users that match thesync_filter
are synchronized, ifdisable_missing
istrue
, users not found in LDAP are disabled.
sync_filter
- Default: (empty)
- Description: An LDAP filter to select which users get synchronized into WireGuard Portal.
For example:
(&(objectClass=organizationalPerson)(!userAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2)(mail=*))
disable_missing
- Default: (empty)
- Description: If
true
, any user not found in LDAP (during sync) is disabled in WireGuard Portal.
auto_re_enable
- Default: (empty)
- Description: If
true
, users that where disabled because they were missing (seedisable_missing
) will be re-enabled once they are found again.
registration_enabled
- Default: (empty)
- Description: If
true
, new user accounts are created in WireGuard Portal upon first login.
log_user_info
- Default: (empty)
- Description: If
true
, logs LDAP user data at the trace level upon login.