VPN Guides
Run a VPN on your OpenWrt router: WireGuard and OpenVPN setup, provider guides, kill switch and split tunnelling.
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- Networking· Oct 7, 2026Route Selected Devices Through a VPN on OpenWrt
Split tunnelling on OpenWrt: send only some devices (or destinations) through the VPN with the pbr package.
- VPN· Oct 7, 2026WireGuard vs OpenVPN on OpenWrt
Which VPN protocol to use on an OpenWrt router, and why it matters more on routers than on computers.
- Security· Oct 7, 2026OpenWrt VPN Kill Switch
Make sure LAN traffic never leaves through your normal connection if the VPN tunnel goes down.
- VPN· Oct 7, 2026How to Install NordVPN on OpenWrt
Use NordVPN on an OpenWrt router with WireGuard (NordLynx) via the NordVPN API, or with OpenVPN.
- VPN· Oct 7, 2026How to Install Proton VPN on OpenWrt
Download a Proton VPN WireGuard configuration for routers and import it into OpenWrt.
- WireGuard· Oct 7, 2026How to Configure WireGuard on OpenWrt (VPN Client)
Send all your network's traffic through a WireGuard VPN provider, with a separate firewall zone for the tunnel.