WireGuard Is Fast, But You're Leaving Performance on the Table
Squeeze every MB/s from WireGuard: MTU sizing, GSO/GRO CPU offloading, AllowedIPs routing, PersistentKeepalive tradeoffs, and iperf3 benchmarks included.
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Squeeze every MB/s from WireGuard: MTU sizing, GSO/GRO CPU offloading, AllowedIPs routing, PersistentKeepalive tradeoffs, and iperf3 benchmarks included.
Run a WireGuard VPN server in Docker with the linuxserver image — Compose setup, peer config generation, and road warrior access to your home network.
WireGuard is fast out of the box, but default config leaves throughput on the table. Tune MTU, use the kernel module, and benchmark what you actually get.
Tailscale takes WireGuard's speed and wraps it in a control plane that handles key exchange, routing, and ACLs automatically. Here's everything beyond 'tailscale up'.
OpenVPN is the battle-tested workhorse. WireGuard is everything VPNs should have been from the start. In 2026, here's which one you should actually use.