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Set up a WireGuard VPN on Synology

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Synology NAS VPN Server package only supports PPTP, OpenVPN, and L2TP/IPSec in the provided knowledge base; there is no Synology NAS WireGuard server setup article here.

What the fragments do say:
- Install VPN Server from Package Center > All Packages > VPN Server.
- Choose OpenVPN or L2TP/IPSec.
- Configure port forwarding on your router to your Synology NAS.
- For OpenVPN, clients need an OpenVPN client; for L2TP/IPSec, Windows 10 has a built-in client.
- Synology also says you can connect your NAS to a VPN server as a client, but not as both server and client at the same time.

For WireGuard specifically, the only related solution in the knowledge base is to use a GL-iNet router on the same LAN as the NAS, set up the GL-iNet as a WireGuard server, and then connect your phone/Windows/etc. as WireGuard clients to reach your home LAN and DSM.

Sources used: [1], [2], [6], [12]

SOURCES
[1] Does Synology NAS support Wireguard VPN server? | Synology Community[2] How do I set up my Synology NAS as a VPN server? - Synology Knowledge Center[3] How do I create a VPN connection to my Synology NAS using a VPN Connection | Synology Community[4] VPN Connection | DSM - Synology Knowledge Center[5] Connect to VPN | DSM - Synology Knowledge Center[6] Set up VPN Server | VPN Server - Synology Knowledge Center[7] Set up VPN Server | VPN Server - Synology Knowledge Center[8] wg-quick — command reference[9] oh-my-posh — command reference[10] fastd — command reference[11] Synology NAS User's Guide - Based on DSM 7.0 — Document[12] Synology NAS User's Guide - Based on DSM 5.0 — Document[13] Synology NAS User's Guide - Based on DSM 7.1 — Document[14] Synology NAS User's Guide - Based on DSM 6.2 — Document[15] RT2600ac — Document
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