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diff --git a/content/blog/2023-01-23-random-mullvad-wireguard.md b/content/blog/2023-01-23-random-mullvad-wireguard.md deleted file mode 100644 index e4ba58d..0000000 --- a/content/blog/2023-01-23-random-mullvad-wireguard.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,116 +0,0 @@ -+++ -date = 2023-01-23 -title = "Connecting to a Random Mullvad Wireguard Host on Boot" -description = "Learn how to connect to a random Mullvad Wireguard host on boot." -+++ - -## Mullvad Wireguard - -If you're using an OS that does not support one of Mullvad's apps, -you're likely using the Wireguard configuration files instead. - -If not, the first step is to visit Mullvad's [Wireguard configuration -files](https://mullvad.net/en/account/#/wireguard-config) page and -download a ZIP of the configuration files you want to use. - -Personally, I downloaded all configuration files across the world and -chose my connections using the script below. - -Once the files are downloaded, unzip them and move them to your -preferred location: - -```sh -cd Downloads -unzip mullvad_wireguard_linux_all_all.zip -mkdir ~/mullvad && mv ~/Downloads/*.conf ~/mullvad/ -``` - -## Creating a Script to Connect to a Random Host - -Once you have a folder of Wireguard configuration files from Mullvad, -you can create a script to randomly connect to any one of the locations. - -Start by creating a shell script - mine is called `vpn.sh`. - -```sh -nano ~/vpn.sh -``` - -Within this script, you can paste the following info. Note that I -specify `us-*` in my script, which means that it will only -consider US-based VPN locations. You can alter this or simply change it -`*` to consider all locations. - -```sh -#!/bin/sh - -ls /home/$USER/mullvad/us-* |sort -R |tail -n 1 |while read file; do - # Replace `doas` with `sudo` if your machine uses `sudo`, - # or remove `doas` if users don't need to su to run wg-quick - doas wg-quick up $file; - printf "\nCreated Mullvad wireguard connection with file: $file"; - printf "\n\nPrinting new IP info:\n" - curl https://am.i.mullvad.net/connected -done -``` - -Once you've modified the script to your liking, add executable -permissions and run the script: - -```sh -chmod +x ~/vpn.sh -~/vpn.sh -``` - -The output should look like the following: - -```txt -doas (user@host) password: - -# ... The script will process all of the iptables and wg commands here - -Created Mullvad wireguard connection with file: /home/user/mullvad/us-nyc-wg-210.conf - -Printing new IP info: -You are connected to Mullvad (server country-city-wg-num). Your IP address is 12.345.678.99 -``` - -That's all there is to it. You can see your new location and IP via the -`printf` and `curl` commands included in the -script. - -You can also go to the [Connection Check \| -Mullvad](https://mullvad.net/en/check/) page to see if you are fully -connected to Mullvad and if any leaks exist. - - - -## Disconnecting from the Wireguard Connection - -If you forget which connection you're using, you can execute the -following command to see where Wireguard is currently connected: - -```sh -wg show -``` - -This command will show you the Wireguard interfaces and should output a -connection like so: `interface: us-lax-wg-104`. - -Once you have this, just disconnect using that files' full path: - -```sh -wg-quick down /home/user/mullvad/us-lax-wg-104.conf -``` - -I have a TODO item on figuring out how to easily export an environment -variable that contains the configuration file's full name, so that I -can just execute the following: - -```sh -# Ideal situation if I can export the $file variable to the environment -wg-quick down $file -``` - -If you have an idea on how to do this, email me! |