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TLDR

A Windows CLI that wraps WireGuard with a guided wizard, reusable YAML config, live dashboard, and diagnostics to make VPN tunnel management easier.

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    What it does
      Manage WireGuard tunnels
      Guided setup wizard
      Live monitor dashboard
    Key Features
      Reusable resources
      Autostart at boot
      Route overlap detection
      Import export conf files
    Tech Stack
      Python CLI
      Windows exe
      YAML config
      WireGuard protocol
    Use Cases
      Personal VPN setup
      Multi-tunnel management
      VPN health diagnostics
    Setup
      Standalone exe
      No extra dependencies
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Set up a WireGuard VPN tunnel on Windows using plain-language prompts, without editing any configuration files.

USE CASE 2

Manage multiple VPN tunnels that share the same DNS profiles and subnet lists, defined once and referenced everywhere.

USE CASE 3

Diagnose a failing WireGuard connection using the built-in doctor command that checks DNS, handshakes, and endpoint resolution.

What is it built with?

PythonWireGuardYAMLWindows

How does it compare?

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Windows-only. Requires WireGuard for Windows to be installed separately before WGM can manage any tunnels.

No license information is mentioned in the README.

In plain English

WGM is a command-line tool for Windows that makes managing WireGuard VPN tunnels much easier than using WireGuard's built-in tools. WireGuard itself is a fast, modern VPN protocol, but its native Windows client is deliberately minimal: you configure tunnels by editing plain text .conf files by hand. WGM adds a friendlier layer on top. The main entry point is wgm wizard, an interactive setup process that asks plain-language questions and creates a working tunnel without you ever touching a configuration file. For ongoing management, wgm config handles adding, editing, and removing settings through guided prompts. The configuration format is YAML rather than the standard WireGuard format, with one standout feature: reusable resources. You define a subnet list, a DNS profile, or a VPN endpoint once, give it a name, and then reference it with an @ prefix across any number of tunnels. Changing an endpoint address in one place updates every tunnel that uses it. Other features include a live terminal dashboard (wgm monitor) that shows all tunnels with real-time transfer rates and live throughput graphs, a diagnostics command (wgm doctor) that runs a full health check on your tunnel including DNS resolution and handshake verification, autostart registration so a tunnel connects automatically at boot, route overlap detection that warns you when two tunnels try to claim the same network range, and import and export compatibility with standard WireGuard .conf files. WGM ships as a standalone Windows executable with no extra dependencies. You can install it via a companion package manager called CMAM, download a pre-built binary from the GitHub Releases page, or run it from Python source. The tool is Windows-only and requires the WireGuard for Windows client to be installed alongside it.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I installed WGM on Windows. How do I use `wgm wizard` to create my first WireGuard tunnel in basic mode?
Prompt 2
How do I define a reusable DNS profile and endpoint in WGM's YAML config and reference them across two different tunnels?
Prompt 3
My WireGuard tunnel connected but I can't reach any hosts behind the VPN. How do I use `wgm doctor` to diagnose the issue?
Prompt 4
How do I set up WGM to automatically connect a specific tunnel when Windows starts using the autostart feature?

Frequently asked questions

What is wireguard-manager?

A Windows CLI that wraps WireGuard with a guided wizard, reusable YAML config, live dashboard, and diagnostics to make VPN tunnel management easier.

What language is wireguard-manager written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, WireGuard, YAML.

What license does wireguard-manager use?

No license information is mentioned in the README.

How hard is wireguard-manager to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is wireguard-manager for?

Mainly developer.

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