Headscale is a powerful tool that enables you to easily and securely self-host WireGuard VPN servers. In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of installing Headscale on a Fedora Server Latest.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
Start by updating the system to ensure that all packages are up-to-date.
sudo dnf update -y
Headscale requires Go, Git, and WireGuard to be installed on your system. Install the dependencies by executing the following command:
sudo dnf install -y git golang wireguard-tools
Headscale is written in Go. Set up the Go environment by setting the necessary environment variables.
echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
Next, clone the Headscale repository from GitHub.
git clone https://github.com/juanfont/headscale.git
Enter the repository folder and install Headscale.
cd headscale
make install
It will take a few minutes for the installation to complete.
Start the Headscale daemon by executing the following command:
sudo systemctl start headscale
Enable the Headscale daemon to start automatically on boot by running:
sudo systemctl enable headscale
Headscale is now installed and ready to use.
In this tutorial, we went through the steps required to install Headscale on a Fedora Server Latest. With Headscale installed, you can easily create and manage your own self-hosted VPN servers using WireGuard.
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