Introducing WardrobeVPN...

A tool that lets you assemble your own VPN in minutes

header image showing headlines of vpn usage, and govt stupidity.


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Does anyone want the government to know which websites they visit? Should I have to pay £35 a month to stream football when it costs £16 in Australia? Is it safe to connect to my local coffee shop’s wifi?

VPN are in vogue so I thought I’d find out what it takes to ‘build’ my own.

The result is WardrobeVPN – a command-line wizard that sets up your own VPN in minutes. Unlike commercial VPNs, you own the server.

CLI screenshot

A CLI tool for assembling your own VPN

TL;DR:

  • Sets up a VPN hosted on DigitalOcean (account required!)
  • Uses WireGuard - a lightweight, modern VPN protocol.
  • You have full control - add/remove devices, stop the server any time.
  • Typical Cost: $6/month → 1TB data. (c. £4.50)
    • 1TB ≈ 5 hours of 4k streaming per day(!)

Source Code on GitHub 🔗


Technical Headlines

  • Built using Terraform, Docker, Python, WireGuard and DigitalOcean
  • Automates setup: Server, SSH keys, firewalls, security, software updates & more.
  • Source code and docs on GitHub.
DO screenshot

VPN on DigitalOcean’s UI


WG Easy screenshot

WireGuard’s Easy Admin UI + Connected iPhone



Why ‘Wardrobe’?

  • To evoke CS Lewis’ portal to another world.
  • …And Ikea’s self-assembly ethos.
  • (The name may change!)

Who is this for?

This was a fun coding project aimed at curious developers. **Stay tuned for a possible future version aimed at a general audience. **