VPN on a Raspberry Pi with WireGuard
FortiSafe team ·
A Raspberry Pi runs Linux, and Linux already ships WireGuard — the same protocol FortiSafe uses. There is no app of ours for it: setup is manual, using the file in your account, and takes a few commands. It is also the path for anyone who wants to turn the Pi into a router for the rest of the house.
How to bring FortiSafe here
| Path | What it solves | What it needs |
|---|---|---|
| WireGuard on the Pi itself | The Raspberry Pi alone. | The configuration file from your account and a few commands. |
| The Pi as the house's router | Everything that connects to it. | Networking know-how: the Pi starts forwarding other devices' traffic. |
| An app with a screen | Nothing — none exists for the Pi. | Our Linux client is in the plan, not built yet. |
On the Raspberry Pi, step by step
- Install WireGuard: sudo apt update && sudo apt install wireguard.
- Download the configuration file in your account, under Devices → Use on a router.
- Copy the file into /etc/wireguard/ and let only root read it: sudo chmod 600.
- Bring the connection up with sudo wg-quick up and the file name, without the extension.
- Check the exit with curl ifconfig.me — a Brazilian IP should show up.
- To have it start with the Pi: sudo systemctl enable wg-quick@ with the same name.
What this does not solve
- We promise access to no service. What FortiSafe delivers is a Brazilian IP and an encrypted connection; what each platform decides to do with that changes without notice, and is not in our hands.
- This is not an app, it is configuration. There is no screen to switch servers: changing your exit means downloading another file and bringing it up again. Our Linux client with its own commands is in the plan.
- The file holds your private key. Whoever has the file connects as you — hence the chmod 600, and hence you do not send that file to anyone.
What about FortiSafe?
The app exists today for iPhone and Windows; Android, Mac and TV are being built.
For anything that takes no app, the way in is the router — and the configuration file is in your account.
Buying on the website, you have 30 days from each charge to ask for your money back, no reason needed.
Sources
Official pages read on 25 September 2026.