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0 pointsolalonde4y ago0 comments

Unfortunately some software (e.g. WireGuard) can only be installed through the app store, which requires an Apple ID.

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amenghra4y ago· 2 in thread

From the wireguard install page:

  $ brew install wireguard-tools

  $ port install wireguard-tools

You could also just compile it yourself.

olalondeOP4y ago

That installs the CLI, the WireGuard GUI app is only available on the app store. Same for Outline (another VPN).

morganvachon4y ago

If that's the case then the GUI app isn't open source and is a completely different product from the CLI version, and differently licensed. If the CLI version can't do everything the GUI version can, I'd be keen to move to a more open and honest platform, especially for something as personal as a VPN.

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wyclif4y ago

Note that the command line interface for Wireguard is not optional on the server, the Wireguard App on the App Store is not sufficient for managing a Wireguard server due to macOS’s sandbox restrictions. (Specifically, the PostUp and PostDown directives are not supported in the App Store’s Wireguard App).

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