Extract Wireguard Configs for Nordvpn

So, I recently found myself in a bit of a VPN pickle. I was happily cruising with Surfshark, enjoying their super-convenient WireGuard config files that you could just download from their portal. Life was good! Then came my switch to NordVPN. Exciting, right? Wrong 😱. Turns out, NordVPN doesn’t just hand out WireGuard config files like candy. Talk about a tech roadblock!

My Two-Path Dilemma Link to heading

I was stuck with two choices:

  1. Dig deep and find a workaround
  2. Crawl back to Surfshark (which, honestly, felt like defeat)

The Unexpected Hero : This GitHub Repo 🦸‍♂️ Link to heading

And then, like a ray of sunshine, I discovered this awesome GitHub repo that saved me loads of time! It’s basically a bash script that does all the heavy lifting for you. This script specifically focuses on generating WireGuard configuration files for NordVPN connections. It allows you to create .conf files for different server locations with flexible options.

Steps Link to heading

  1. Install NordVPN client on Linux
  2. Log into your Nord Account
  3. Switch to NordLynx (NordVPN’s WireGuard protocol)
  4. Run the script : Fetches your credentials and stores them in a neat .conf file

Note: The script requires you to manually complete steps 1-3 (installing NordVPN, logging in, and switching to NordLynx) before running the script to generate the WireGuard configuration file.