Help me please to understand WGREST about wgrest

[suquant]

Hi @vesnindev

To generate a quick config the private_key is mandatory which is the reason for the error. It looks like the peer was created outside of the wgrest (it can work in this way), and there is no private_key which is obvious.

Conclusion: if you want to generate a quick config in case if peer was added outside of the wgrest, then you need to set it manually, see https://wgrest.forestvpn.com/swagger/#/device/UpdateDevicePeer

[vesnindev]

the peer was created outside of the wgrest

Hi. Yes (peer was created outside of the wgrest )

I understand correctly that the wgrest does not work with keys created outside?

Where WGREST storage oun config and [Interface] with pears config?

How i can see them in folder? or DB?

I cannot find default WGREST Interface in server folders, but I got them when i send http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1/devices/wg0/

[suquant]

@vesnindev Hi,

I understand correctly that the wgrest does not work with keys created outside?

It works pretty well with that, but not all need to generate quick config for the peer.

Where WGREST storage oun config and [Interface] with pears config?

In the file system /var/lib/wgrest

I cannot find default WGREST Interface in server folders, but I got them when i send http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1/devices/wg0/

WGREST doesn't create an interface(s) or bring them up/down automatically.

[vesnindev]

@vesnindev Hi,

I understand correctly that the wgrest does not work with keys created outside?

It works pretty well with that, but not all need to generate quick config for the peer.

Where WGREST storage oun config and [Interface] with pears config?

In the file system /var/lib/wgrest

I cannot find default WGREST Interface in server folders, but I got them when i send http://127.0.0.1:8000/v1/devices/wg0/

WGREST doesn't create an interface(s) or bring them up/down automatically.

But Why interface in this config /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf is different from WGREST config?

[suquant]

@vesnindev Hi,

It's because the real config is stored in memory. WGREST doesn't flush interface configs to files and it relies on infrastructure systemd/initd/etc

[kolesaev]

I installed GUI and it's empty. I tried to add a device, but there is 501 error in console
How to create a device? Where to put a file, how to call it, which content should be there, where are documentation about it?

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Update 1.
Finally i'm able to get /etc/wireguard/* devices list only if i run service unit with root user. Also works with sudo wgrest user if i provide sudo rights for wgrest binary only