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    WireGuard Monitoring

    Monitor WireGuard peer connections, handshake status, data transfer metrics, and tunnel health in real time with zero configuration.

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    Why monitor WireGuard?

    WireGuard is a modern, high-performance VPN protocol. Monitoring WireGuard ensures healthy peer connections, successful handshakes, and optimal tunnel throughput for your secure network infrastructure.

    Auto-discovery via Xitogent
    Peer connection status
    Latest handshake tracking
    Data transfer per peer
    Endpoint reachability
    Interface-level metrics
    Multi-interface support
    1-minute collection intervals
    Metrics

    What we monitor

    Active Peers

    Connected WireGuard peers.

    Latest Handshake

    Time since last successful handshake.

    Transfer RX/TX

    Data received and sent per peer.

    Endpoint Status

    Peer endpoint reachability.

    Interface Traffic

    Total traffic across WireGuard interface.

    Triggers & Alerts

    Configurable alert triggers

    Set up custom triggers in your dashboard to get notified the moment WireGuard metrics cross your defined thresholds.

    WireGuard monitoring trigger configuration dashboard

    Handshake Stale

    critical

    Fires when handshake is too old, indicating peer disconnection.

    Peer Down

    critical

    Alerts when expected peer is unreachable.

    Transfer Rate

    warning

    Triggers on abnormal transfer patterns.

    01

    Importance of WireGuard Monitoring

    WireGuard's simplicity hides silent failures. Stale handshakes and peer disconnections go unnoticed without monitoring.

    • Detect stale handshakes indicating lost connectivity
    • Monitor peer availability
    • Track transfer rates per peer
    • Ensure tunnel health
    WireGuard monitoring
    Peer analytics
    02

    Why Choose Xitoring

    Zero-config WireGuard monitoring.

    • One-command install
    • Global nodes
    • Unified dashboard
    • Multi-channel alerts
    Overview
    Alerts
    Before you start

    Prerequisites for WireGuard

    Make sure you've got these in place — most installs are a 60-second job once they are.

    • WireGuard kernel module loaded (built-in on kernel 5.6+)
    • wireguard-tools installed (wg, wg-quick available on PATH)
    • Root access — WireGuard interface details require it
    Setup Guide

    Get started in minutes

    1

    Install Xitogent on your WireGuard host

    Install the lightweight Xitogent monitoring agent on the host running WireGuard.

    curl -s https://xitoring.com/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --key=YOUR_API_KEY
    2

    Bring up the WireGuard interface

    Activate the tunnel (e.g. `wg-quick up wg0`) and confirm `wg show` returns peer state. Xitogent runs as root, so it can read WireGuard runtime details directly — no extra group setup needed.

    sudo xitogent integrate
    3

    Enable the WireGuard integration

    Use the Xitoring dashboard or CLI to enable the WireGuard integration. Xitogent auto-detects every `wg` interface on the host along with its peers.

    4

    Configure alert thresholds (optional)

    Set custom thresholds for Handshake Stale, Peer Down, or Transfer Rate anomalies so dark tunnels show up in alerts before users complain.

    5

    Verify it's working

    Run this command on the server to confirm Xitogent picked up the integration. Fresh metrics will start streaming to your dashboard within ~30 seconds.

    sudo xitogent status
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