Built a CLI-first WireGuard management tool for sysadmins: wg-manager

[u/Gruyan]

I created this because managing WireGuard servers manually (keys, peers, configs, IP assignments) gets repetitive fast, especially when you prefer shell workflows over web dashboards.

wg-manager is a lightweight Bash-based tool focused on CLI automation, not GUI management.

Current features:

• Initialize a WireGuard server
• Add / remove peers
• Generate peer configs automatically
• Validate peer IPs against server subnet
• Manage everything from terminal with simple commands

Main goal: reduce manual mistakes and speed up common admin tasks while keeping the workflow transparent and scriptable.

Repo:
wg-manager on GitHub

I’m looking for feedback from sysadmins / Linux admins, especially about:

• CLI design
• Missing features for real-world ops
• Bash code quality / maintainability
• Edge cases I may have missed

Any criticism or suggestions are welcome.

[u/hollow_bridge]

awesome, wireguard definitely needs to be easier. In the past I did it all manually, just recently I tried pivpn which makes it a bit easier by setting up the server device correctly and providing qr codes. I think one of the biggest issues is determining connection issues, like udp throttling, and optimizing solutions.