Self-Hosted IPsec VPN in One Command: hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn

WireGuard is the talk of the self-hosted VPN world. Small kernel footprint, modern crypto, insane throughput — it deserves the hype. But there’s a catch: every device needs a WireGuard client app installed. And that’s where IPsec/IKEv2 comes in. It runs natively on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome OS, and Linux — without installing anything extra. hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn is a one-command script that sets up an IPsec VPN server in under three minutes. With 28,000+ GitHub stars and a decade of active maintenance, it’s the most battle-tested self-hosted VPN tool most people have never tried. ...

June 25, 2026 · 5 min · PrivacyGuard