wg-easy
wg-easy is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Proxy & VPN category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in TypeScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Tailscale and ships a Docker image. It has 27,270 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
- Proxy & VPN
- TypeScript
- AGPL-3.0
- Docker
- Active
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 27,270
- Forks
- 2,597
- Open issues
- 42
- Commits, last 12 months
- 255
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- v15.5.0Oct 24, 2026
- Created
- May 22, 2021
- License
- AGPL-3.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 255 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases4 releases in 12 months
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 255 |
| Latest release | v15.5.0 (Oct 24, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 4 |
| Releases, all time | 33 |
| Open issues | 42 |
| Open pull requests | 18 |
| Good first issues | 1 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | May 22, 2021 |
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About wg-easy
The easiest way to run WireGuard VPN with a web UI.
Description written by appsgit. Source code: github.com/wg-easy/wg-easy.
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Is wg-easy free and open source?
Yes. wg-easy is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run wg-easy with Docker?
Yes. wg-easy provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to wg-easy?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to wg-easy include frp, Headscale and NetBird. wg-easy itself is a self-hosted alternative to Tailscale.
Is wg-easy actively maintained?
The most recent commit to wg-easy was on Oct 26, 2026 with 255 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v15.5.0, published Oct 24, 2026. It had 42 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.