Desktop Client
Overview
Desktop client provides an easy way to access VPN locations of multiple Defguard instances via user-friendly UI.
Supported Platforms
MacOS
Has no external requirements and we have wireguard-go bundled.
Linux
On Linux the desktop client uses resolvconf to manage DNS servers. On newer distributions it should be a symbolic link to resolvectl, more details can be found on the troubleshooting page.
Windows
Our desktop client has bundled official WireGuard client - as we use wg.exe to manage the WireGuard tunnels.
If you have the official WireGuard client installed - defguard client installation may fail.
Installation
Debian packages, macOS, and Windows packages
You can download the latest release of the desktop client for your platform from our github : https://github.com/DefGuard/client/releases
ArchLinux
There is an AUR package: defguard-client.
If you don't know how to install AUR packages, please follow these guidlines:
Manual install: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_User_Repository
Installation through PARU (AUR Helper): https://owlhowto.com/how-to-install-paru-on-arch-linux/
Client update
Defguard Client regularly checks for updates and in order to do so operating system name and installed application version are sent to the Defguard update service.
This functionality can be turned off in the Client settings under Updates section so that no data is sent.
If a new version is available, a notification with a download button will be shown near the bottom of the menu.
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