WireGuard
hassio-addons/repository
0.14.0
WireGuard creates secure, fast virtual private network tunnels for private network access over the internet.
Facts about this add-on
- Security rating
- 4 / 8
- Ingress
- no
- Maintenance
- regular – a few times a year (5 changes/year)
- Version
0.14.0- Last change
- August 28, 2026
- Repository
- hassio-addons/repository
- Project
- github.com
- Architectures
- aarch64, amd64
- Ports
- 51820/udp -> 51820
How this rating comes about
Home Assistant calculates the rating itself: every add-on starts at 5, and each right it asks for or gives up moves the number. The same calculation runs here, on the configuration the add-on ships.
| Starting value of every add-on | 5 |
|---|---|
| Asks for far reaching rights (NET_ADMIN) | -1 |
| Result | 4 / 8 |
A high number does not mean the add-on is good, and a low one does not mean it is dangerous – a backup add-on has to reach far into the system to do its job. The number says how much it is allowed to do, and the list above says what exactly.
What the add-on is allowed to do
- Extended rights: NET_ADMIN
- Direct access to devices (e.g. a USB stick)
Installation
- In Home Assistant open Settings → Add-ons → Add-on Store, and add the repository https://github.com/hassio-addons/repository through the three-dot menu.
- Reload the store and open WireGuard.
- Install the add-on and wait for the first start.
- Open the interface on the port of your instance (51820/udp -> 51820).
- Check the rights the add-on asks for before you start it – they are listed above.
Add repository to my Home Assistant Open the add-on directly
Both links go through my.home-assistant.io and open the store of your own instance – no address of ours is involved.